THE FOREST roared around me.
Leaves tore at my skin, branches clawing as I stumbled backward. Everything around me rushed forward, leaving me breathless. My heartbeat was deafening, a thudding panic in my ears as the massive Wolf stalked closer—black as night, eyes wild, teeth bared in a snarl that glistened like knives under moonlight. This thing, even though it looked like a Wolf, was the farthest thing from a Wolf. It was haunting, like it was gripping me using my fear, an invisible string that wrapped tight around my heart. I knew it was dangerous even before I saw the teeth and the eyes. And the menacing glint.
I was pumping my legs as hard as I could, supporting myself on this survival instinct. All I wanted was to go back to the Manor now. Even when the reason I was here was becau
