*Inside The Temple*
One moment, the altar was covered in pale fire light spilling around the stone.
Next, the runes around the altar glowed faintly. The light moved outward in a circle, catching each of them in its glow… Ryder, Ethan, Alia, Luca, Thalia, Darius, Evren and Crystal herself.
Darkness.
It wasn't night yet, but the entire world had been swallowed.
Crystal staggered back but found no ground beneath her feet. When she blinked, the others were gone.
*Crystal’s Vision
The forest stood before her. She was standing on Moonlight Pack’s clearing, familiar yet distorted.
She heard a sharp and cruel laughter. George stood there, his arm wrapped around Amy. His lips curled in the same sneer he had on, the day he rejected her.
“You were nothing,” he spat. “Not even worth a mate b
