The forest was darker, quieter. The air was thick with tension as we moved deeper into the woods. Every step I took, I felt like something was watching us, lurking just beyond the trees.
Kael led the way, his steps sure and confident. I, on the other hand, was still shaky. My heart hadn’t stopped pounding since the fight. It wasn’t just the adrenaline. It was the fear, the realization that there was no going back. My life had changed in an instant, and now, I was being dragged into a world I didn’t understand.
“Where are we going?” I asked, my voice rough.
“To the pack,” Kael replied without looking back.
The pack. My heart skipped a beat.
I wasn’t sure what that even meant. I had heard stories, of course everyone had. Werewolf packs, secretive and dangerous, living under the radar of
