Rose's POV I swallowed hard, the weight of her warning pressing down on me. “I understand.” Then, in a weak attempt to ease the tension, I added, “They can chew on my left hand. I don’t use it that much.”For a moment, the corners of Vivian’s mouth lifted. She actually laughed, the sound soft but strained. “Be careful,” she murmured.We didn’t have to walk far. The deeper we went, the wilder the forest grew. The scent of pine thickened, the underbrush closing in. Eventually, the clearing opened before us, sun filtering down in gold shafts through the high branches. There, not fifty feet away, a small pack of wild wolves had gathered near the edge of a stream, their fur mottled in shades of gray and brown.My heart thudded. They were beautiful, but not in any tame or gentle way. Their bodies were lean and powerful, their movements sharp. Some raised their heads at once, eyes glinting like amber in the dappled sunlight.Vivian stayed back, her arms crossed tightly over her chest. I cou
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