t the empty pavement. The bar she had stopped at was just a distant memory now, the buz

ye

e was, no closer to finding him than when sh

t like a weigh

so diffic

here no cl

al pi

r father's death had pushed her to this point, the obsess

despite everything, K

rk of a dog were sounds, that oddly felt comforting to her. A wave of helplessness washed ove

creamed into the night, her voice break

faded, a voice, smooth and mo

ause you'r

ere. The voice had come from nowhere, or perhaps it was just the alcohol playing tricks

lled out, her v

th

g her hear things. "It's nothing," she muttered to herself. "It's just a stupid

gain, colder this time, la

ecial, special enough

ce of the voice. She couldn't see anyone, but she knew-something was there.

" she demanded, her he

re you are right now. You're not even standing in his sanctuary. And you don't e

demanded, her voice trembling despite her attempt to sound tough. She reached for the

that eeri

Ramona,

r mouth went dry. She took a step back, her grip tightening on the pen. "

time?!. It was just past 10pm'. She thought

spine. "Enough with the chit-chat," it said, low and menacing.

for her throat. She felt the sudden surge of panic, her mind screaming to move, to fight, to do something-anythi

shift. Ramona froze in shock as two massive figures appeared from the s

lv

m, larger than the other, had glowing red eyes, and its dark fur shimmered in the moonlight, a dangerous and terrifying presence. But it was the se

ny pack of wolves.

r knees buckled, and she collapsed to the ground, unable to te

as, even without the stories-Alpha. And the one with blue eyes, the smaller of the tw

vels, but reading about them and seeing th

ce that had tormented her earlier spoke once more,

ere for you."

had to get out. But she was rooted to the spot, her fear locking her in place. The wolves loomed

nd closer, until it was almost on top of her. Her heart th

lmed by the chaos of it all. What was happening? Why had th

her skin, the tension in the air so thick she could almost taste it. The