Chapter 190 When Warnings Are Ignored

• The sound startles Astrid so violently that the petition nearly slips from her fingers. She whirls around with a gasp lodged painfully in her throat—and finds Vera sitting a few feet behind her.
• The wolf is enormous. Far larger than the last time Astrid saw her properly. Black fur spills across the pale floor like living shadow, golden eyes fixed directly on Astrid with something cold enough in them to make her pulse stutter.
• Vera sits hunched on her paws, completely silent except for the low rumbling growl vibrating through the room. Astrid’s heart continues to hammer.