Chapter 42

Freya Rose

I must have fallen asleep because when I woke up, it was dark outside.

“Tristan?” I called out while sitting up in the bed.

A low, vicious growl was all that replied. I could hear the creature’s claws tapping against the wooden floor as it came closer to me.

Tap… Tap, tap, tap… Tap… Tap, tap, tap...

The mysterious beast crept out of the shadows and into the bedroom. I could just about see its outline because it camouflaged almost perfectly with the darkness of the hallway. The thing edged further into the bedroom and I could now see it, as clear as day. The masculine and terrifying wolf was gently bathed in an ice-blue colored moonlight, that shone through the wall of glass behind me.

“Tristan?” I nervously questioned the wolf.

It pulled it's lips up and over a set of razor-sharp teeth then snarled at me. Holding my hands out in front of me defensively, I scrambled back on the bed. The gray beast lunged forwards snapping its huge