Chapter 239

Delilah

The second my shoes touched solid ground, the noise of celebration hit me like a wave. Everything seemed to just clear out. It was as if there was no war at all. Well, aside from those that died.

Laughter. Cheers. A wolf howling in triumph somewhere behind the courtyard. The scent of blood still lingered, but it was layered now with smoke… and victory.

The fear that was within the pack seemed to disappear completely and it was as if things were back to the way that it should be. But I knew that this was not it. She was not done. I saw it in her eyes, and the way that she lingered about, the way that she looked at me. She had other plans, and they were darker, more cruel, more intense. I just did not know what they were. Why she had brought me to her was beyond my understanding, but I also understood that. There was a sign of something. She was giving me a hint. She was trying to get me to follow her path.

Before I could even steady my breath, E