Chapter 16

Freya’s POV

The words echo in my head as I begin running as fast as my feet can take me. For some reason, I can’t turn into my wolf which only settles more panic within me.

I run till my chest hurts and the branches in my way rip and tear away my skin. It lunges in the air after me but suddenly, I’m falling off a cliff, screaming my lungs out.

The fall seems endless.

“Child.” A voice echoes in my head as I fall along with a high pitched sound that pinches at my earlobes. The pain only intensifies and my head throbs painfully.

“Child.” It calls again louder.

I scream as the ringing sound begins to vibrate in my skull as though seeking to shatter me before I hit whatever surface I’m falling to.

“Remember…” The voice is familiar but I’m in too much pain to figure it out. “…remember our bargain.”

“Leave me alone!” I yell back, covering my ears but it does nothing to help. I feel wetness in my ears and I assume its blood.

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