The air felt heavy, as if it knew what was about to happen, and the night was dense with anxiety. Every breath, every stride, I felt it. The impending conflict was making everyone in the Shadow Creek Pack anxious. But I was also burdened by the order Ethan had given me earlier that evening, not only my fear of Zack's soldiers.
Gazing intently at the tiny vial I held in my fingers, I saw the transparent fluid shimmer under the dim glow of the fire. It was like this. The one person I vowed to protect, I have been asked to betray by Ethan. My chest tightened with shame as I squeezed my fist around the vial.
"Are you certain about that?" When he originally revealed the idea to me, I had asked him. His eyes were the darkest I had ever seen them, and his face had been pale.
"I must be certain
