AMELIA
For a while, neither of us spoke. A silence grew between us, a silence heavy with his last words.
He's the one who stopped you from shifting.
The very idea was so crazy, so absurd, I couldn't believe it.
How could he have stopped me from shifting? Devon was a werewolf - an Alpha, but still, just a werewolf. Not a Lycan or anything else.
"What... what do you mean?" I asked, my voice a barely audible whisper.
Erik sighed, a worried and nervous look in his eyes. "Look, I'm not exactly allowed to tell you this, so I need you to promise you won't tell anyone, ever. I need a serious promise, an oath, Amy. Okay?"
"A ... an oath? Erik, what is going on?" I asked again, shocked.
"You'll find out, but I need a promise from you," he insisted, never once taking his eyes off mine.
