I slowly turned myself around, only to find the black witch standing right in front of me. She was staring directly at me with a sinister grin playing on her lips, and I was doing my best not to tremble under her gaze. But the truth was, I was absolutely terrified. I was completely by myself, and Elias had no idea I was in danger—he believed I was safe while he focused on defending his pack. He didn’t realize that I wasn’t alone out here.
I had no idea what to say to this woman. I was fully aware of the kind of power she possessed, and I knew without a doubt that I couldn’t possibly win in a fight against her. She’d had years—maybe decades—to grow her abilities, and all I’d done with mine so far was protect Elias back at the cave that one time. I’d managed to throw up a shield around him,
