Chapter 31

**Evangeline's POV**

I freeze behind the oak tree, my breath stuck in my throat. Ronan's voice cuts through the forest, calling my name, and every muscle screams *run*. But there's nowhere to go. The trees are packed tight here, and he's blocking the only path back to town.

My wolf curls up in my chest, whimpering like a beaten dog. She feels his power crushing down on us from twenty feet away. The binding stone around his neck pulls at my guts, making me want to ...