ARIA
Seven wolves were growling somewhere behind us. The sound stayed low, steady, waiting. We were upwind. That meant it was only a matter of seconds before our scent reached them. Once it did, there would be no sneaking, no hesitation, just teeth and noise.
Karin couldn’t fight her way forward without drawing attention. That much was clear. Taking on seven wolves at once wasn’t realistic either, not with the chance that one or two more were hiding nearby.
Any real fight would explode into chaos. The wolves ahead would hear it. Anyone within range would hear it. And if Kael Nightborne and the others were close, their wolves would feel it too. Everything would spiral fast.
“Close your eyes,” Karin shouted.
There was no time to argue. Light burst out of her, sharp and sudden, like th
