Chapter 48
***Evangeline's POV**
My hands wouldn't stop shaking as I stumbled through the forest. The silver eyes that had watched me from the darkness were gone now, but their gaze still burned into my memory. Someone had seen everything. Someone knew.
The blood star symbol felt heavy in my pocket, its edges sharp against my fingers. Every shadow looked like another hollow wolf. Every rustling leaf sounded like footsteps following me.
By the time I reached Maeve's cottage, tears were streaming down my face. I banged on the wooden door with my fist, not caring if I woke the whole forest.
"Maeve!" I called out. "Please, I need help."
The door opened before I could knock again. Maeve stood there in a long white nightgown, her dark hair loose around her shoulders. Her eyes went wide whe
