a's

" He said as we kept running, my eyes weren't as adapted as his as I've not been able to

nd I fell to the ground. Logan rushed

ustration on my face. "Shit," he said lifting me on his powerful arms. "You'll

e filled the forest with only a constant murmur of rust

ble. My ankles throbbed in pain, but I was more concerned about escaping Rhys.

intently, I followed his gaze but s

. "I thought I heard

for what felt like an eternity. The only

"We need to keep moving," he w

n. The Forest seemed to blur around u

occurrences in my life. The shifting proble

ed my thoughts. "Malia,

however, seemed to know exactly where he was going. He dodge

me down behind a thick veil of foliage. "Stay here," he

I watched as Logan disappeared into the d

ity. My senses went on high alert, and I strained to hear any soun

my eyes scanning the darkness. That's when I saw it

me close to grab me, Logan snapped his neck from behin

of the forest seeming to swallow us whole. The trees blurred

fast," Logan yelled over th

d hear the sounds of pursuit behind us, the s

st through a thicket of brambles. My skin scraped

glimmer of light in the distance, "what's tha

the light, "It's a cabin.

Just as we were about to go in, "Wait! Some

" my eyes wide

ion, I could feel them gaining on u

d end - a sheer cliff dropped off into the darkness below. My eyes widened in terror as I gra

e the fear lurking in his eyes. Before he could respond, Rhys e

malice. He clapped his hands together, his betas moving to flank him.

eyes flashing with anger

ll, then there's nothing much I can do for you," he said, his voic

cing with fear. "Don't do this!" I pleaded, trying to

She's not going anywhere with you

with shock, as he stumbled toward the edge of the cliff. I screamed, my voice echoin

e I was going to collapse, my legs trembling beneath me. Rhys's f

on the ground, my shoulders slumpe

it wa