_Rylan's POV_
Kael’s shout cut through the trees while the phone was still in my hand.
“There she is!”
The woman on the line went dead. Static hissed and then, there was complete silence. I dropped the phone and it hit the ground with a soft thud. For a second, I stood very still. The knife at my belt felt like it burned into my skin.
Avarok growled low in my chest. He wanted out. He wanted to tear the night and find her. I felt him like a second heartbeat. I tried to slow him. I tried to slow myself.
“Move!” Kael snapped. His men sprinted. Torches flared like small suns through the dark.
I ran too. My lungs felt too small for the cold. Branches slapped my face. The trail slipped under my boots. The white dress flashed ahead and then was gone. My head filled with a single bright want
