Chapter 183 The Pendant And The Beast

• When Davina glances at the sandclock placed on her table, she notes that she still has half the time left. Her fingers drift absently toward her throat while she scans over the parchment in front of her.
• Her hand meets bare skin, making her still instantly. For one disorienting second, the words in front of her blur completely. Her fingers press harder against the hollow of her throat as though the pendant might somehow reappear beneath them if she searches properly.
• The wolf-head pendant is gone.