The Wolf's Call (Book 1)
The shame is immediately hotter than the fear.
I clench my fists, straightening my spine and forcing my feet into the dirt. “Not a chance, enforcer. I don't run from paper tigers.”
I slide into my own stance, the one Kael beat into me, my feet sinking slightly into the soft earth, eyes locked on hers. For a tense heartbeat, everything is utterly still—until the forest goes dead silent.
Not quiet—dead. The insects stop chirping mid-song. The roar of the wind cuts off completely. The sudden, profound silence prickles at my skin like a thousand sharp pins, and Isla’s voice slices through my head, sharp and urgently desperate.
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