I spun around toward the sound so fast, my heart slamming in my chest, and froze when I saw it—a creature, shapeless like the others but so much bigger, towering over us like a living nightmare. Where its eyes should’ve been was nothing but a single, endless, hollow hole, soulless and deep, like it could pull you in and never let go. Its mouth gaped wide, canines jutting out on both sides, long and menacing, glinting in the dim light. The other creatures around froze, like zombies under its command, their twisted bodies going still at its guttural growl. My gaze darted to Alpha Alessandro, and I saw fear in his eyes, raw and unguarded, though he was fighting to keep it hidden, his jaw clenched so tight I thought it might crack. The creature roared again, a long, deafening sound that made m
