ne's

a

been shattered all over and put back together in the wrong joints. My head was pounding, and

, but my body w

I d

at quickly flashed through m

ber like it happened just a few seconds ago, the sound of paws pounding the earth behind

then, why did I feel

y neck, to check the magnitude of the wound but I f

neck. The air smelled different-rich with pine and something heady, something unfamiliar

hee

be

d myself rh

oices, not far fetched

for days. How is

now. It sho

voice followed, the voice was low and comm

hiver down my spine. Let's say,

n light filtering through sheer curtains. The room around me was elegant. It was co

he hell

tanding near the doorway, their gazes locked onto me. One of them, tall with s

his face, I wasn't sure if

thing else, it

ed and was weak at the same time. "Where am I?" I finally mustered

ired man stepped forward, I couldn't read the expr

home,"

from before. The one that had sent c

it used to. Home? No. If I wasn't certain of a

s were much smaller and more delicate than I remembered. My skin was smooth, paler than mine had ev

mirror. I needed a mirror, I wante

d, a gilded mirror stood against the wall. I swung my legs over the edge, nearly colla

d at th

e with caution. Up close, I could see the sharp angles of his face, the way his

ut there was no wa

d the mirror. The second I saw my refle

ring back at

eep green eyes wide with horror. Her lips, full and sl

an't be!" I

ck at me in the mirr

l." I said rath

me like a s

hostly figure in the stories surrounding Kieran Wolfe-the mysterio

her body. But how was this possible, t

ears. This wasn't possible. It couldn't be, I had been human and I

.. now I

n's voice cut t

g in my stomach. He was watch

it was Kieran Wolfe s

secret world with an iron fist. And now, the man who was supposed to

I wasn'

ppening, but one thing was clear-I w

ne realized

n't sur