Amelia's heart was racing as she stumbled through the thick woods, Isaac's maniacal laughter still echoing in her brain.
He was gone, but the dark magic he had summoned still lingered, just a grim reminder of his attack.
The ritual to disconnect herself with the dark wolf had failed, and now Isaac knew just how close she was to losing control.
She needed to get back to Dimitri so they could reformulate and find another way.
The trees around her had stilled further, their silence unnatural, and sent a shiver down her spine as she hiked herself up further.
She angled a shoulder, the hair at the back of her neck standing on end as the dark wolf seeped into the edges of her mind, threatening to blow to the surface at any moment.
Every snap of a twig, every rustle of wind tightened mu
