The wolves shifted first.
Bones cracked violently through the dungeon.
Flesh stretched.
Growls exploded against stone walls hard enough the entire room shook.
Three massive wolves stood around me seconds later.
Black.
White.
Dark brown.
All staring directly at me.
My heartbeat became frantic instantly.
“No—”
The sound came out broken.
Weak.
Pathetic.
Lena smiled.
And Goddess—
That smile almost destroyed me more than the pain had.
Because she looked peaceful.
Finally peaceful.
“You know,” she said conversationally while several bloodied knives slowly lifted around her body again, “I kept wondering what would scare you.”
I started shaking violently.
Not from blood loss.
Fear.
Pure f*****g fear.
“And then I realized…” Her eyes lifted toward the wolves surrounding me. “
