Chapter 20

Emily’s POV

Nathan let go of my face and reached for the door handle.

“Lock the doors,” he whispered, his eyes already turning a fierce, glowing gold. “And don't move. Do you understand?”

I nodded.

With shaking hands, I locked the driver’s door. Then I climbed over and reached for the passenger door. The car went deathly quiet. It was terrifying.

Outside, Nathan stood ready. Liam and Marcus stepped up beside him. They stood in a fighting stance, ready to shift into their wolves at any second.

From the darkness of the thick forest, dozens of red eyes were coming. These weren't just wolves ‒ they were something much scarier.

Suddenly, a high-pitched scream came from the car behind us. The girls. The rogues' heads snapped toward the sound.

On both sides of the road, I saw our guards with the Betas, trying to climb through the fallen trees. They had already shifted into their wolf forms, struggling through the thick branches