Of Wolves and Magic
One shot didn’t feel like enough, so I brought the bottle to my lips instead, taking a long swig.
The snarling beast inside me seemed to settle after the liquor hit my system, like it usually did, but it didn’t chase away the memories of that monster.
It wasn’t a bear that killed those men all those years ago, it was a wolf—no normal animal, but a savage beast of a monster that went on to infect me with its curse.
If I had to guess, I’d say the same thing happened to Deidre’s dad.
If that was true, I couldn’t blame him for choosing to leave his family behind and disappear into the woods. I’d have done the same if it weren’t for Alex, but I was the only family she had to take her in after her
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