shoulder, reminded her of the shadow that Victor's presence had cast over her once simple life. She no longer walked ho
oll that recent events had taken on him. The encounter with the feral wolf and Vic
er of them b
wers hidden within its ancient bark. Yet the visions re
-
ew
aring to find Derek already waiting.
e said, trying to
s face set in a grim li
Laura asked, s
s pocket and handed it to her. It was yellow
ek explained. "I don't know how it go
r carefully, her eyes s
ed in betrayal. Find the woman who bore the fi
mean?" Laura a
woman in the visions," Derek sai
upposed to find her? If she was the fir
gure it out. But first, we need to und
-
r Str
und of twigs snapping nearby. Both of them
that?" Laur
s body tensing.
fted into his wolf form in an instant, posi
ce called from
ct
es, his knife glinting
tor said, his tone casual but laced with
the sound low a
and his smirk widened. "And yo
Derek growled, his voice
see, she's made herself a part of this by s
I'm not afraid of you," she said, hop
e," Victor re
him, the two of them clashing with brutal force. The knife
to Laura, his voice
a large branch from the ground and swung i
ek took the opportunity to knock him to the ground,
Victor hissed, his voice steady
esponse but didn't
a said, her voice trembli
ing Laura's. After a tense moment, he
said, his gaze burning wit
the woods, leaving
-
nt of
k to his human form, h
he said, his voice he
you," Laura replied. "B
and through his hair. "Victor's not g
m to meet her gaze. "Then we need to figur
-
and Rev
ough old books and records in search of any mention of werewolves or the Tree of Life. D
that Laura found something promising-a journ
ge had been plagued by wolves. She wrote of a young woman
er?" Laura asked, showi
canning the pages. "But there'
-
k Dis
ith the journal in hand. Laura placed her hand
irling around them. This time
her expression one of fear and determination. She
one who resembled Laura. She was wearing the same amulet,
said as the vision faded.
pened to it?"
rnal. One entry had mentioned the amule
said. "It might be the k
-
al Wa
hilling howl echoed through the woods. Dere
a asked, her voice ba
," Derek
second, then a third. Derek
coming,"
Laura asked, her
rek said. "And the