Silver Oath
She stood a few paces away, her face lit by firelight, her eyes wide—not with fear, but with desperation.
“Enough!” she shouted. “If you don’t stop, you’ll kill us both!”
Her words pierced through the haze. The fire faltered, stuttering in his chest. Pain followed, sharp and unbearable, as though knives of flame carved through his veins. He gasped and dropped to his knees, the blaze collapsing into embers. Smoke choked the air, and the wolves retreated into the shadows, snarling.
The pack leader glared at him from the edge of the clearing, its fur singed, eyes burning with fury. “This is not over, Thorne. The Moon will have you.”