The sound of something nimbing woke me from a restless sleep, and my heart panded in my chest as I shot upright The scent of dust and mold filled the air, mingling with the faint scent of all wollt. We’d found some blankets and made makeshift beds on the floor. The twins were sprawled out, their chests rising and falling with every breath. For a moment, I thought it was just the temnants of another nightmare, But then i felt it again–vibrations through the ground, like a distant earthquake. I scrambled to my feet and rushed to the window, pressing my palm against the cracku, glass to steady myself.
“Stormi?”, I heard Isalah foggy voice say.
“There’s something out there,” I whispered, barely daring to breathe
Then I saw them. The morning light filtered through the dense forest, but shadows moved between the trees–hulking, dark shapes. weaving through the underbrush. My breath caught as i recognized them–Umbrakins. A whole pack of them, moving in werie synchronization. Their black, distorted forms seemed to melt in and out shadows, and I shuddered, unable to look away.
“What’s going on?” Austin’s sleepy voice sounded behind me.I didn’t look away from the window as I spoke,
“Umbrakins. A whole group of them, moving west,”
st,” I whispered.
Austin grunted, stretching before joining me at the window. “What the hell?”
Isaiah moved to the opposite side of the cabin, looking through another window. He cursed under his breath. “Damn it.”
Isaiah came up beside me and squinted through the dirty glass. “That’s more than usual. They’re not just wandering. It looks like they’re headed somewhere.”
“Where are they going?” Austin asked, his tone sharpening as he came to stand on my other side.
I shook my head. “I don’t know, but I don’t like it.”
Austin cursed under his breath and glanced around the small cabin is eyes narrowed as he noticed something. “Hey, where’s
Alex?
I looked around and spotted him slumped in a chair by
hair by the opposite window, head tilted back, snoring softly. My irritation flared… “He was supposed to be keeping watch!”
1 marched over and kicked the leg of the chair hard enough to startle him awake. He jolted upright, eyes wide and unfocused. “What
the-
“You fell asleep on watch, idiot! I snapped, trying to keep my voice low but not succeeding. “We could have been ambushed!”
Alex rubbed his eyes, clearly still groggy. “Relax. Nothing happened, right?”
Isaiah shot him a
big pack.”
ma glare. “If Stormi hadn’t woken up,
p, we wouldn’t have known about the Umbrakins. They’re moving west, and it’s a
Instantly alert, Alex stood and moved to the window I’d abandoned. His expression darkened as he saw the dark figures slipping through the trees. “That’s not good. Why would so many be moving together?”
“That’s what we’re trying to figure out,” Austin grumbled.
I glanced back at Isaiah, who looked thoughtful. “We should find out where they’re going,” I said.
“What do you mean?“, Isaiah asked
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can we need to follow them.” I said already shifting from foot good
Isaials hesitated, clearly torn between cautions and urgency. “It could a trap,” he warned.
“I know,” I replied, determination hardening my voice. “But we can’t ignore it. We need to know what they’re up to.
Austin and Alex exchanged a glance before nodding in unison. “Leto, then,” Austin said.
we will need to shift,” I ordered, already tugging at my clothes, the faster if we follow on four legs.”
Without another word, we stepped out of the cabin and stripped down, leaving our clothes in our
packs.
I felt the familiar rush of energy as my wolf surged forward, eager take control. My bones cracked and reformed, my body stretching and bending until my massive silver wolf stood in place of my human form. I shook out my thick fur, moonlight energy rippling along my coat, giving off a soft glow, and my mates followed suit, their wolves flanking me protectively.
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