Chapter 10

I clenched and unclenched my fists, my claws dug into the balms of my hands, but I didn’t care. I needed the pain to anchor me.

The stench of death was filling the ballroom, tickling my hunting instinct and now wasn’t the time to run mindlessly.

Jessica’s body was still on the ground. No one dared to touch it except the wizard king. It looked like an old raisin, shriveled and dry.

Augustus was still checking the corpse when my beta and the enforcers came back.

“We checked the castle and the surrounding areas, but there was nothing, not even a scent.” I growled at Dylan and crowded his space.

“Of course, there is no scent. You are searching for a skin walker, not just some rogue shifter.” I sneered at him and paced the balcony. I was angry at him and myself.

Sarah could have gotten hurt. She was alone most of the time in this vast castle and she