(Cora POV)
The moon was still high overhead when we finally scaled back our speed, the heavy woods easing up before us like an endless maze. My legs swelled, and each breath felt like fire in my lungs, but we could not stop. Not yet. Not while we were so close. Liam stayed a couple of paces in front of me, screening the woods, his body tight, as though expecting a trap without notice.
The calm of the night hung strongly on us, broken only by the distant movement of leaves. It was maybe after midnight, although I could not be certain. We had lost track of time in the rush. All I knew was that we needed to reach the nearby pack before daybreak. They were our top hopes.
"Do you think they'll help us?" I questioned carefully, my voice scarcely over a mutter as we went forward. The trees s
