Chapter 3

But that fleeting warmth was quickly shattered by the urgent flicker of a communication spell. It was Seraphine.

In the magical vision, she was putting on a show, sobbing so hard she could barely breathe. "Leonard, I fell. My stomach hurts so much. Did something happen to the baby?"

Leonard shot to his feet, his face going pale. Without glancing at me, he transformed into a black wolf, crashed through the window, and raced out of the Sanctuary.

The icy winter wind howled through the shattered window, freezing my flesh to the bone.

As I stood there stunned, a pair…