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man who had grabbed her stepped forward, meeting the beast head-on. He moved with an a

beast whimpered, its golden eyes glaring with fury. Iris stared in disbelief, her body frozen

n growled, his voice

but eventually dropped to the ground with a low whine, retreating a few steps. It

e treeline, his sharp gaze piercing the darkness. Iris took the oppo

ir was slightly disheveled, and his sharp jawline was clenched in irritation. His clo

onto hers. They weren't amber like the wolf'

doing out here?" he dem

.. I heard a scream. I tho

presence almost overwhelming. "This is not a place for

me of her fear giving way to defian

more of an inconvenience than the wolf that had just tried to attack t

echoed in her mind. "What do you mean, humans? A

ooked like he was debating whether to answer her at all. Th

You expect me to forget seeing that? A

e pinned her in place. "You don't understand what

e argued, her journalist instincts flaring to l

er. His voice dropped to a near growl. "If you keep digging

uldn't come. There was something about him somethi

ation was over, and began walking toward

bling to the surface. "You can't

, she thought he might answer. But when

the forest, I

old. "How do yo

disappeared into the darkness,

istant howls of wolves now unnervingly close. Her legs felt like lead, but she forced he

ragged gasps, and her phone felt like dead weight in her pocket. She

the night played on repeat in her mind the wolf, the strange man, the w

keys, her pulse still racing. Once inside, she locked the

anyone but what would she even say? Hi, I was almost attacked by a giant w

ticle about Ravenshade's local legends was due in the morning,

ing with questions. Who was that man? How had he kn

hts, a single question sto

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phone buzzed on the table. Her hea

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