Lulu

I had to find a safe, reinforced place inside the pack house to hide Elijah—somewhere magic couldn’t easily break through.

My feet pounded against the ground as I ran along the perimeter of the stone fortress. Up ahead, I spotted a low side window of the Great Hall that had been left slightly open to let in the morning air.

With a powerful leap, I burst through the window, landing hard in the dim corridor leading towards the residential wing.

The moment my feet touched the polished ...