blood smearing across her hands and clothes. He was slipping in

or above them with trembling hands. "We do

d. "They're not healing.

, and a set of iron tools. "Because they used silver-laced claws. He was hunted by a Bloodfang

alpel, Kade caught Aria's hand. "You shouldn't

Aria said. "You saved me

arched, a feral snarl escaping his lips as steam his

the shift comes," Evelyn muttered. "Bu

her hands. "Kade. Focus o

ifted. The golden light receded, jus

o

from the ceiling. Evelyn's face went pale. "Th

t hammering. "We

ve with him i

away," Aria said

ready," Ev

surprisingly steady as she slung a quiver over her shoulder.

losion roar

d nodded once. "Aim for the heart. An

home that no longer felt like hers. Fire li

ed into t

e had blood on his hands. Another carried a crossbow laced w

ad vampire said smoothly

er bow. "C

d. "As y

first arrow-an

ruck the vampire's

ooked down at the shaft embedded in his ribs, then back

wound sizzling before sealing over. "But you'

ped into the trees. She had one advantage-they underestima

as waking up. S

nd her, the wind whispered in warning, and her instincts sharpene

ires followed. Silen

. It cast a pale, eerie glow over the landscape, glintin

oods like wraiths-grace

kill you," she

smirk widened

they ru

slashed upward, silver slicing through flesh. One vampire scr

fired another arrow-straight into

der was fas

her by the throat, lifting her off the groun

he edges of her v

blood insid

d, and suddenly-she could hear his heartbeat. Sm

sion s

ing sha

no lon

more, Aria slammed her palm into his chest. A puls

rashing into a tree with eno

ees, gasping. Her hands

was that?" s

struggling to his f

wing gold now, her v

rne," s

ealization dawning-

d her, a snarl rippe

ted. His massive black wolf form leapt past

as no longe

ose above them,

ar had tr