Chapter 6

I knew something was wrong the moment I stepped into the clearing.

The forest was too still. No wind. No rustling leaves. No sounds of distant wolves patrolling the borders.

Just silence.

My instincts screamed at me to turn back.

But before I could move—

Snap.

The sound of a twig breaking behind me sent a cold rush down my spine.

I turned just as a shadow lunged from the trees.

An attack!

I dodged on instinct, rolling to the side as a dagger sliced through the air where I had been standing.

Another figure emerged from the darkness, and…