The sound of the twig snapping still echoed in her ears when a massive shadow peeled itself from the darkness. Rey's breath seized as her gaze landed on the beast.
A colossal wolf emerged into the sliver of moonlight filtering through the trees. Its coat was a stormy gray, darker than steel and mottled with silver that shimmered under the pale glow. Power rippled through the muscles beneath his fur with every step, its sheer size dwarfing anything she had ever imagined.
A guttural growl rumbled low from his snout, vibrating through the earth beneath her boots. When its lips curled back to reveal sharp, glistening fangs, she was sure the sight was enough to make any grown man collapse in terror.
Her fingers, tight around the dagger's hilt, trembled despite her efforts, but she did not re
