Chapter 19 The Hunt Begins

• The growl of the black wolf was overwhelming. It felt like time had stopped, stretching the moment as I braced for the chaos that was about to erupt.
• “Asher!” I shouted again, but my voice was drowned out by the wolf's fierce charge toward him. I felt stuck, my feet unable to move, paralyzed by fear and disbelief. I couldn’t bear to lose him—not like this.
• The enormous beast, its eyes glowing bright amber, crashed into Asher, knocking him to the ground. The force of it took my breath away, even though I wasn’t the one who was hit. Every part of me wanted to rush to him, but my body wouldn’t respond.