m

The kitchen was warm, the scent of freshly brewed coffee mingling with the sound of clinking plat

" My mother's voice snapp

my head. "Sorry, Mo

ve been looking out the window all morning

is salad. My family didn't eat much, in fact, I could say the

interrupted him, "I k

you encountered in the woods, he was dangerous, but the

ight since that day, a gray wolf with piercing eyes stare

t, with Benny being injured and all. It's natural to have nightmares or see

er the table. "You thin

oing on silly little trips to that mountain, it's dangerous and yo

t my dad," I retorted, standing up abruptly, my

worried about you, honey. We don't want you gettin

m not crazy. And I'm not letting go o

all shop was cozy, filled with the quiet hum of conversations and the smell of pastri

tting down and wrapping her h

a smirk, "how's work going? Old man

n seeing things, Benny. A wolf. Every nig

f? Are you sure it's not jus

same wolf from th

this might sound crazy, but... maybe it's connected to

t feels like it's the same wolf from the forest

t up. "We shoul

ow. "Look into it? Y

eeing this wolf, and if it's connected to that ma

h of relief. "Y

"Not happening. You're lucky to heal, there's

. "My brother just got into town, remembe

icers called me crazy, I figured it was pointless getting the auth

I did was curl up in my bed, hop

t that

voice and rushed to the door. She was with a tray

ch as I appreciated the gest

, dropping the tray by the bedside. "Wi

ys of sleeplessness and seeing wolves everywhere she tu

ts ready for tomorrow," I replied.

and turned to the window. Then I froze. Right

its dark eyes bore into mine. I didn't know when the cup fell from my

e was sharp as

pond. The wolf was still ther

houlder and I whipp

?" Alec asked as

ide," I blurted with

s he looked outside. "Emma

d the gray wolf was gone. "It

his ruby ring and then sighed as he held my shoulders. "Come on,