Sara and the Conqueror
It smelled of winter frost, dark cedar, and the sharp, electrifying tang of ozone.
Rune.
My heart didn't just race; it tried to claw its way out of my chest. A dizzying cocktail of sheer terror and a dark, vengeful triumph surged through my veins. He had come. Against all odds, the Conqueror had actually come for me.
The shadows at the end of the cell block seemed to thicken, then detach themselves from the wall. A massive, charcoal-black wolf emerged from the gloom, his fur matted with rain and his eyes glowing like dying embers. He moved with a terrifying, predatory grace, evading the patrols as if they were nothing more than shadows. With a low growl that vibrated in my very marrow, he be