“Damn.” I whistled, walking around the ruby in a slow circle. It sat nestled in a set of gigantic golden prongs, and Darius was right; it was bigger than me. If I’d opened my arms, I couldn’t have wrapped them around the massive jewel. “All I have to do is put my hand on it?”
“Yup.” He nodded, his eyes flicking between me and the ruby.
We were in a circular underground room. The walls were white with swirling red and gold designs shimmering on their surfaces, the floor some sort of dark stone. Though the place looked nice, it felt almost sinister.
And that feeling had me thinking I needed to ask a few more questions. “Why did you tell me the truth when Merrick wouldn’t?” I asked, taking a step away from the ruby.
“It’s been a long time since the jewel has had a wolf’s power, so we don’
