CHAPTER FORTY THREE
PEARL
The growl was deep and guttural, and it froze us both in place. I held my breath, my eyes wide with fear. The sound had come from the doorway, and I turned my head slowly to see what it was.
And there, standing in the doorway, was a large, black wolf, bigger than wolf I have ever seen.
Its eyes were glowing a deep red, and its hackles were raised. It looked furious. And it was staring right at me.
The man holding me let go and stumbled backward, his eyes locked on the wolf. I could hear his breathing quicken, and I knew he was just as scared as I was.
The wolf growled loudly again, louder than before and I could swear I felt something within me.
A feeling that I couldn't explain, it felt like something locked inside of me wanted to be let out.
As the wolf
