The glowing eyes began drawing closer. There were dozens of them. Low growls rolled through the forest, vibrating beneath my feet.
My horse reared, and almost threw me on the ground. Lucien grabbed the reins before the horse took off.
"Stay together!" he ordered.
The Lycan warriors drew their swords and formed a protective circle around us. Vaeros landed with a thunderous crash, his silver wings spreading wide.
"I know these creatures," he rumbled.
I turned to looked at him.
"What are they?"
"They are Shadow Wolves"
An cold shiver ran down my spine.
"They're not ordinary wolves They were made with ancient magic to protect this forest."
The growling ceased. From amid the trees emerged a giant wolf. It was bigger than any other wolf I had ever seen.
Its fur was midnight black, b
