LUCAS POV

I tracked his scent through the dense forest, following the trail of deception he thought he could hide. The moon cast an eerie glow over the terrain as I approached the cave, the stench of blood and magic thick in the air.

He was waiting for me.

Keith lounged against the jagged rock, his expression lazy, indifferentas if this wasnt a confrontation that could end with one of us dead.

I was wondering when youd show up, he ...