stop staring out the window. Declan stood at the edge

ted to run out and see what was happening, but fear rooted her in place. Sha

ped. The forest went silent. Aurora watched as Declan

he curtain fall back. She paced

n here?" she whi

ed earlier. The letter her grandmother had l

thin and yellowed with age, the words written in her grandmother's caref

ck Hollow. But be careful of the

. Always t

had her grandmother sent her here? Why warn her abou

m downstairs bro

e a heavy thud, followed by the creak of floorbo

She turned the knob slowly, trying not to make a sound. The hallway outside was d

n?" she cal

ans

o the hallway. Her bare feet made no sou

nt door was wide open, swinging gently in the wind. Cold air

ut something was pulling her forward, the same strange fee

ill, the streets empty and silent. But the forest ahead seemed alive. The t

ror

made her s

en eyes glowing in the darkness. His shirt was to

ra asked, her voice shak

. He stepped closer,

back inside,"

the lamp tighter. "I deser

is face. "You shouldn't have come he

does the forest..." Aurora paused, searching for t

r for a long moment

ows. it's part of the curse that haunts this town. I

a beat. "Your pack? Wha

Blackwood pack. That means I lead the wolves here. And the

mind spinning. "Wolves? Curse

u need to stay safe. The forest knows you're

on boiled over. "Why me? I don't e

there was sadness in his eyes. "Yo

growl came from the forest. It was louder

oward the trees

e," he sa

tated. "Wha

w but firm. "Just stay inside, and don't open

his eyes stopped her. There was a power

ut the door. From the window, she watched as Declan moved

ut this time, she could hear something else-a sound

chest tightening. Whatever was out the