4. The Beast
LORELAI
I was on Kai’s back, perched high between his shoulder blades with Enzi nestled in a wrap against me, as he ran. Derik had a team coming in on the left, while Brax had his coming on the right. We had found the beast, and he almost had Adrenna.
It was hot on her tail, her fear permeating the air. It gave me a sick sense of satisfaction that she was as scared as we had been. She was running fast, but I could feel Zale; he was so damn close.
I threw my shadows out ahead, letting them shadow the beast as he huffed and roared, shaking the forest with his bellow. He gnashed his teeth, his feral eyes darting through the trees as he slowed down.
He came to a stop, sniffing the air, before narrowing his eyes in the dark. He let out a huff and circled the trees. He was s
