Chapter 49

Few months ago.

Realm of Red.

The morning had been quiet as they’d readied to make the journey back to the clearing where she’d first arrived. The doorway through the veil would only remain open for a handful of hours. If they missed it, Pearl would be trapped here forever.

“If not for my sisters,” she’d started before they’d left the house. Then she choked and wasn't able to finish the sentence.

The men had changed to wolf form for the trip. She climbed onto Finn’s back and buried her face in his warm, silky fur, trying to memorise how it felt. They ran through the morning, snow gently falling in the forest and patches of sunlight peeking through the trees in the distance. Under any other circumstances, it would have been a gorgeous trip.

But she was leaving the men she loved.

Rainbows could have littered the sky. Unicorns could have danced between the trees. Nothing would ease the ache in her heart today.

They stepped past a line of trees