~Aria's POV~The floor split underfoot. A sickening crack echoed through the basement as Adrian grabbed my hand, "What-"His whisper was drowned out by the sound, it seemed the entire underground fortress could hear it too.My mother squeezed my hand, "Don't look.""Mom!" "Aria, don't."But it would do no good. The creature was fully on the surface now, rising slowly with the unmistakable gait of something ancient.First a hand then another emerged from the crevice, long clawed fingers scraping against the stone.The creature was covered in thick black fur, but it bore a striking resemblance to a human being. Only its face wasn't entirely beastly, it had an almost human quality to it; and the silver eyes staring back at us were an unsettling mirror to my own.Lucian stepped forward, "It has human eyes!""That's because," My father stated, crouching so he was eye level with the creature, "it's not just a wolf."His words had no sooner left his mouth when the creature's head snapped tow
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