Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Beast
"This is regrouping. You’ve just awakened. If you burn out now, the Beast takes over completely, and Kaima vanishes forever. Is that what you want?"
I looked at Damon, who I dropped into the mud. He was whimpering, his spirit broken. I looked at the Council, who were scrambling to reform their lines.
"Fine," I said. "But Rowan?"
"Yeah?"
"If those Hounds come... I'm the one who gets to lead the kill."
Rowan grinned, a sharp, dangerous expression. "That's my girl. Now, move!"
We dived into the dark woods of Black-Ridge just as the first howl of the Hounds shattered the silence of the forest—a sound that d