The creature rushes us with a sound that does not belong in this world. It is not a growl or a scream. It is the sound of something hungry enough to swallow the sky. Trees bend from the force of its approach. The earth trembles beneath its weight.
Adam moves before thought.
One heartbeat he is human. The next he is shifting, bones cracking, muscles tearing and reforming. His wolf bursts free with a violent snap that sends dirt and leaves into the air. Gold light sweeps around him like fire catching wind. His claws dig into the ground as his massive body slams forward to meet the creature head on.
I barely have time to breathe.
My wolf roars inside me so loud my vision whites out. Silver erupts from my palms in a blinding flare. It rushes up my arms, into my chest, through every nerve u
