Sally stared at the empty spot where Peri had just stood. Her stomach churned with nausea that had nothing to do with morning sickness. This was a nausea brought on by the fear of something coming that Sally couldn’t foresee, something ominous looming in their future that Sally somehow knew had the potential to tear their pack apart. She ignored the blood dripping from the cuts Peri’s power had caused. She didn’t even feel the pain. All she could think about was the terrible fact that the Peri they had known for so long was not the woman that had just stood before them.
A moment later, five massive wolves barreled through the trees. Costin was at her side a second later, phasing into his human form. He took her face in his hands and turned her to look up at him. His thumb ran over the cut
