Chapter 18 A Shadow In The Woods

• The wind screamed through the trees as Julian and I made our way through the thick forest, our feet crunching on the dry leaves scattered on the ground. My heart raced, each beat matching the rising fear that surrounded me. Every step felt more difficult, as if Asher’s dark change was pulling me down.
• The image of him—those bright eyes, that wicked grin—was etched in my mind. The man I loved was drifting further away, taken over by something darker than we had ever imagined. Now, there was a new threat, the huge black wolf that had suddenly appeared, driving Asher away.
• Who—or what—was it?