an'

me to bolt, but there was nowhere sa

t was hard to make out the shapes in the dark. My wolf was going nuts in my head, wan

, taller than the rest. S

churned. My vision got weird for a second. Was it a

getting ready for anything

could have he

as a low, raspy sound that made the h

gure said, its voice lik

know? Something deep

g eyes narrowed, and their bodies got m

per came out

m. From righ

d. I couldn't breathe. Everything went white w

time to even think about it. Someone pu

air, but the pressure got

a voic

was

ve stayed a

ar

ooking up, all I could see was Elaria standing over me. Her eyes were burning

voice barel

't even blink. The pressur

he asked, but it wasn't a

wolves. My sword was out of reach. My inner wolf was quiet. The only thin

barely touching my throat, l

ong, Rowan. Y

worse than an

something bad is happening. Someth

d was throbbing. A collective animalistic growl came from

d up straig

by something unseen.. Shackles snapped on my wrists, and they burned like hell. Silver

it was useless. I

o the woods. Even though I tried to say something

ing else. Something ancient and old. We kept walking, and things started to f

ing started back

om the

the w

ust in any part of the

ading me right t

the hard. I knew stories about places like this. Places where magic wa

er into the dark, I realized what was

just w

something straight ahead. We entered the clearing. And it didn't seem dark

all a

d in the middle, covered in symbols I didn't know.

eart

ding on just so

lace they

was beating so fast. Tell me

, I thought I saw something. Maybe

as gone

y, Rowan, she said again,

chanting

low, cree

ound start

nsides sounded from the altar

way

ked right

he tight boot against my chest as Elaria had no remorse and continued t

was what, or was that wis

I said in a rasp

but her face said eve

as no w