THALIA
The damp forest swallowed the sounds of my heavy footsteps as I ran deeper into the woods. My throat burned as my lungs screamed for air and rest. My legs were already heavy and almost numb, too, but I refused to stop.
I didn’t even know how long I had been running, only that the earth beneath my feet felt unfamiliar and something fast was chasing me.
Someone.
And whoever it was, they were out to get me, and I can’t let it. Not when I was finally able to reunite with my dear son.
I pushed harder and called for my wolf to lend me strength so I could keep going, but I couldn’t hear Nel responding to me. Panic crashed over me. Nel had already come back to me. She was supposed to be responding to me by now, so why can’t I feel her again?
My steps faltered in panic, and the perso
