CAELAN’S POV

The second she plunged the blade into the beast’s skull, a wave of calmness washed over me.

This is the closest to fear I have felt in my entire life. Surely, I wasn’t scared that she would die. I was scared that our plans would have been ruined. She was the best option I had to saving my pack from a fast approaching doom.

That was why this ritual had me on edge.

I knew she was a skilled fighter, I had heard stories of her battles with Lenten times her size. But this was ...