The room plunged into chaos as the creatures poured through the doorway, their twisted forms moving with terrifying speed. Their glowing eyes locked onto Lily, their snarls filling the air as they closed in, their hunger for the magic inside her palpable. The temperature dropped even further, the cold pressing in on all sides as the dark presence that had followed them from the ruins descended over the estate like a suffocating blanket.
Eric wasted no time. He shoved the traitorous pack member aside and drew his blade, his body moving instinctively between Lily and the approaching threat. “Get ready,” he growled, his eyes blazing with the fire of battle. “They’re coming for you.”
Lily’s pulse quickened, her breath coming in shallow gasps as the creatures closed in. The magic inside her s
