t sky, the other a foggy gray-crashed into each other again, their growls ringing out in the shop. The air was heavy with the smells of dirt,

ls ringing out in the shop. The air was heavy with the smells of dirt, blood, and a sharp metallic sce

. Asher had urg

behemoth, nearly too big for the space-threw Asher against a bookshelf, causing books and relics to tumble to the ground. A

two men-if they could be called that-were not just random people. They were

into the counter and splitting it in two. I stumbled back, my hand gripping the edge of the shattered case

randmother, Maria-small, fragile, yet incredibly calm-s

her voice strong and comma

delicate arms. But instead of feeling the usual comfort and security, I felt t

ed, my voice shaking. "Wh

e fight unfolding before us. The gray wolf had corne

ed to understand something, Bon Bon. I've hidden things from y

what was going on around me

predates this town and its stories. You're the last of the Blackwood family. And that means..

a deep wound in his side, was struggling to defend himself. The gray wolf attacked fierce

hispered, my v

the back door. "We have to go," she said with d

gaze fixed to Asher. "We

but urgency laced her words, revealing her do

e dashed through the back of the shop, the sound of claws

alley behind the store felt like another world-calm and almost serene, even with the tur

fe here," Mari

s pack won't stop until

That name again. Who is

e are things you don't know, things I couldn't share. But you must grasp this: you'

I asked, "What do y

owy streets as if waiting for someone-or someth

ne. This means... there's a power within you, Bo

? A werewolf? How? It seemed impossible. I had always been a re

," I murmured.

ield you from this, but we don't have time to prepare you. Thane knows

my stomach. "Wh

Blackwood line holds the secret to leading the

ind us. I felt a chill run through me, Maria'

d urgently, her voi

the alley, my heart pounding. I didn't know where to head-just that I needed to get away and keep

turned arou

her, and I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach. A man stepped from

an

ciless, his presence darkening the alley like a storm. A sl

nd threatening. "The old witch has shown up

oat tighten.

rew. "Ah, the Blackwood heir. I've been an

to find the courage within me. "I don't k

will. You don't realize it yet, but your fate is a

e Asher-still in wolf form, wounded but resilient-stepping out of the shadows.

Asher growled, his v

. "Ah the Alpha heir. I should have expected you.

s teeth. "Not w

me sinister. "I ca

froze my heart, Tha

a sound that shook everything around. I cried out as the impact sent me flying bac