Chapter 6. The Prophecy

The wind blew over Mia’s face and her paws dug into the ground as she sprinted through the woods. The dry leaves on the ground made a shrieking sound as her paws threaded on them. Blood coursed through her veins, and her heart hammered loudly. She felt alive more than ever.

She and the king had detached themselves from the pack of wolves that had shifted and raced into the woods after howling and hunting together.

She was much aware of her environment. She had run through these paths after shifting in the last few summers along with her mate, king Xavier. Just like those other times, he was racing beside her and every time with him felt like the first time to her.

Excitement rushed through her and she could hear his sprinting heartbeat and it matched hers as they raced toward the much quieter and desolate part of the woods.

She was almost at the first part of the segregated point of the woods when Xavier bumped into her and she slowed down, knowing what was a