~ TESS ~
I try not to hyperventilate, breathing in through my nose and out through my mouth. My chest feels tight, my thoughts scattered. I need time to process all of this—everything that’s just happened. But I can’t afford to fall apart. If I want to stay grounded, I have to push the panic away and focus on Lyra. Someone tried to kill her. Tried to kill both of us.
And for all I know, the vampire and wolf that attacked might still be nearby. Waiting. Watching. Ready to try again.
“You said someone tried to have you killed?” My voice sounds more stable than I feel. Thankfully, the heat and dizziness from earlier have faded, and I can finally think clearly. I zero in on my thoughts, doing everything I can to ignore the strange energy crawling under my skin. “Was it the things that came to my house? Did they get away?”
“The wolf is dead,” Lyra says quietly. “But the vampire escaped.”
“Ronan thinks there’s more to it. He suspects a couple of women from another pack are involve
