Chapter 40:

ASTRID.

I am still shaking on the bed late at night, when I hear footsteps growling on the floor, he must be here, my wolf awakens, but my body does not.

Everything feels so unreal. The note, my powers, the necklace. What’s happening to me?

“Hey.” From under the dim light, his figure moves about like a dark shadow. His presence is daunting, but I don’t even glance up, instead I push my face into the pillow, suppressing the urge to scream.

He sits on the chair.

I look up suddenly, thinking about the horse. “You must really love Goliath.” I don’t even know why I say that.

His eyes stared at me with no expression, those inkling dark blue eyes seemed to have calmed down now. “I got him when I was twelve.”

He doesn’t say who it was from though, and I feel the urge to know.

And, the conversation was over, I buried my face on the pillow once more.

“We are leaving tomorrow, I already took care of the council.” He says, but I don’t speak, my face still stuffed on the pillow.

“Astrid.” It’s lik