Xavier
My legs trembled under the weight of pain, but I stood.
I stood stronger.
In front of that monstrous thing.
Its glowing red eyes locked onto mine. Blood dripped from its massive claws. Its breaths came in heavy snarls, thick mist curling from its mouth. The air around us crackled with the tension of death.
And I was not afraid.
“Ryder,” I murmured inwardly, “are you with me?” I asked.
His voice growled low and steady in my mind. “Always. Let’s end this.” he replied.
I took a shaky breath and reached into the pouch on my belt. My fingers closed around a small silver vial.
Wolfsbane.
Deadly to wolves.
Even more deadly to anything with unnatural healing.
I’d gotten permission from the council to carry it—just in case we ever faced something like this.
But I never thought I
