The Forest Pact
at the sound of
in darkness, save for the gl
she dreamed the whole thing:
is silhouette framed in the pal
d through darkness as
Aurora could hear th
a bit, lookin
truly sleep," he whis
y, a weightedness that felt li
her blanket around her shoulde
g this for a long ti
es as Silas nodded, e
han you'd
r words: how to b
s now?" she
," Sila
ll not be eas
ow you'
hey want
jaw ti
an. And because you
stomach
to kill me so the fores
ing you," Sila
eed on
cha
sence fu
but not only beca
the window at
n the forest, but
beneath its
out of here?" she
iced so much
er want to e
gaze h
est is m
pose. Leaving i
r heart breaking at the
tly. "You're not just a protector. You're..
ed to Silas, who turn
ra?" he asked,
d get to know," she sai
ght on Silas' shoulders removed, and whatev
a weak smile forming at
ed. "I've bee
howl. It was nothing like the mour
a sharper, an
t rigid,
coming,
rt raced. "W
t and turned to her
erupted in
their red eyes flashing like
hold of the cabin, the fl
shape, a giant blur of flesh and fur
r hands shaking but steady enough to aim. With each gunshot, th
ed at her, jaws clampi
t racing, but before it c
e mid-air, his claws h
ed from deep within the
ora shouted over my should
just a second before spinning a
felt nev
e, her fingers bruised fr
ues began to back away, snarls
the shadows, Silas returned to his human for
tight with anxiety. "Are you oka
he said, though h
by yourself," Aurora said,
ed at her. "I'm not alone
She touched him, with her
l of this alone, Silas," s
more than you realize,"
everything out
red, and all that was left was the tw
, but she was in Silas's arms, being pulle
himself surround her, feeling the constant
a rest," he said
," she responded, u
w rumble from deep in his
rora said, a thin
the canopy, Aurora knew her life would be changed
she was not afraid of wh