The moment had been warm...too warm for fate to tolerate. A heartbeat later, the air twisted, thickened, and then darkness slithered across the mansion like a living curse, coating walls, choking the oxygen, making every wolf in the area bare their fangs instinctively.
Diva’s senses snapped to high alert. Her wolf hummed beneath her skin like a blade ready to be unsheathed. Maya stiffened, fear strangling the edge of her breath.
“Fergus is here for us…” she whispered, and even her voice trembled, betraying the dread crawling through her.
Before Diva could blink, Maya cupped her face, her hands shaking, her eyes wide and wild. “Diva, go hide somewhere. We will sort this out. Please.”
“No.” Diva pulled her face away, jaw clenched so hard her teeth hurt. “I’m not a damn kid anymore. And t
