Chapter 49: Final Confrontations Begin
The binding spell snapped shut around us like iron jaws, the ancient stones glowing with a sickly red light that pulsed in time with the vampire lord's heartbeat. Snow swirled inside the circle, trapped with us, whipping against my skin as I clutched Victor's hand, my body trembling from cold and terror. The pack howled outside the barrier, frantic and furious, but the spell held them back, their claws scraping uselessly against invisible walls. Tears froze on my cheeks as I looked at Victor, his face twisted with rage and despair, gold eyes wet with unshed tears he fought to hide.
"They planned this," I whispered, my voice breaking on a sob. "The attack was a trick. To separate us from the pack." The heartache hit me like a fresh wound, deep and wr
