Chapter 255

• Storm and calm, cold and heat, courage and fear. I felt the extremes coming and going, sometimes deciding to work together to torment me. I felt like time was running out, as if my life were tied to a clock hand, just waiting to slip through my fingers.
• “Eighteen is an important age for the beginning of a wolf’s journey, but it is the deadline for a witch to prove herself. Follow the call!” The echoes of that voice in my head woke me up. I gasped for air as I sat up and put my hand over my heart. It was still beating…
• “Shhh! Calm down, little one, I’m here!” Lohan’s voice sounded gentle as his arms wrapped around me. “Calm down.”