e a sense of unease was building. Since the attack, an unsettling feel

avoid these woods after dark, a warning I had heeded until this moment. Tonight, however, something was pulling me in-a feeling I couldn'

to reveal now. The Blackwoods hold a legacy, one I tried to escape." Maria had spoken with a mix of regret and fear, leaving me

dows for any sign of movement. My werewolf instincts-still new to me-heightened my aw

. A figure was just a few feet away, leaning a

hispered, my

hard to read in the low light.

clear my mind. I can't ju

problem. Thane's pack is getting closer to the to

" I shot back, surprised by

ow you're not. But you're also

d-but I hated being seen as something delicate that needed protection.

oice lower now, but the determination was st

tension between us-a boundary we hadn't crossed yet. Our bond was clear, but neither was willing to act on i

," he said quietly. "Something is going on in

. "Do you think t

who yet, but Thane always seems to be on

, it meant I couldn't trust anyone. The very peopl

be?" I asked, quickly thinking of

on everyone. But until we find proof, we n

drive someone to do that? Was it out of greed or fear? I didn't understand the pack dynamics

nse quiet. He took it out, glanced at t

ck in his jacket. "Stay with your grandmother to

"What's h

old quarry. Thane's pack mi

his look stopped me. "Please, Bonnie. I can't c

ing within me, but I managed to nod.

ing toward the woods. Just before he stepped into

a sigh. "I

e inside me returned, even stronger. It felt like the forest was beckoning me, urging me to explore furthe

began to thin, and my bones suddenly felt a stronger pressure. I walked for a certain period of time, which I was not sure how long it was, and fel

to happen. The stones appeared to have an electric pulse and I

myself as I moved forward inte

s came close, a low voice

aze came with an inexplicable sparkle. This wolf was certainly different from any of the ones I had

n my chest as I started to think about my next move. The situation was fresh, and I had never faced a wolf

e, dropping its head in p

ar. I felt a surge of energy within me, my werewolf ins

to attack, a voice bro

to

d as another figure emerged from the shadows-a

ed, feeling a chi

a menacing smile th

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