THE THIRD MATING
We reached the mansion, ground the vervain leaves, then Silas mixed it up with animal blood.
“Now what?” I asked.
“We lure Ronan to us,” Silas said.
The sun was going down.
We walked into the woods, deeper than usual, trying to avoid making sound. The cold wind blew; I felt a chill run down my spine.
“Do you smell that?” Silas asked, tilting his head.
“Looks like someone is having dinner…” my dad said, his wolf surfaced, ready for anything.
The smell of the deer’s blood thickened, and faint, wet sounds echoed through the woods; chewing, tearing, the crunch of bone.