Xander’s golden eyes gleamed with cruel amusement, his paws thudding heavily on the ground as he slowly moved toward me.
Toying with me, taunting me to run.
But I wasn’t going to.
The moment Xander’s massive wolf form finally lunged, I knew I’d made a mistake. There was no way I could win against this monster, no way to even survive. I didn’t have a vampire speed or a witch’s magic, and last time I checked, rage wasn’t considered a very useful tool against claws and teeth.
I dodged him, rolling to the side and wincing as the dirt ground against my palms. I scrambled to my feet and hesitated, but when his tail lashed and his lips curled back into another snarl, I ran into the trees.
Branches whipped at my face while I dashed through the forest until my lungs were burning with every br
