Chapter 22

SHADOW

I thought we were safe on our way home. I was wrong. I sensed fear. I sensed danger thick in the air.

I remained calm despite constantly raising the hair on my neck as we drove along the empty road.

With my stomach twisting in dread, I prayed to the Moon Goddess for safe passage along whatever danger we were going through, but I could almost feel the apprehension of my wolf.

“Zack.” I gulped. I may have the training, but I hadn’t ripped someone’s throat in human or wolf form. I hadn’t killed anyone. I didn’t know if I could take the life out of someone. No doubt my wolf would not think twice. She was an animal, after all, and for my kind, we were still feral despite our evolution.

“Yeah.” He stole a glance at me. “So you and—”

“Zack, watch out!” I screamed as I saw a gray wolf in the middle of the road.

It was big, but not Alpha big, but probably in rank. Those eyes were lethal, glaring like he’d been impatiently waiting for us on the