*Rion*

Screams pierced through the air as I ran toward the mansion, desperately trying to get to Daphne and our children as Varge, in his hideous beast form, came charging at me from behind. He knew where they were, my entire world. They were defenseless, resting peacefully in their beds.

I had to get to them, now.

I looked back as silence suddenly fell over our pack lands. Varge was no longer chasing me. He was long gone, and it felt as if the entire ...