Chapter 86: The Eclipse
The silence in the crypt was heavier than the stone ceiling.
The pack enforcers lowered their weapons. They stared at the empty space where Fenris had been. They stared at their Alpha who stood in a circle of blackened frost.
Victor didn't move. He stood perfectly still with his arms at his sides. He wasn't breathing. He didn't need to anymore.
"Victor?" I whispered again.
I tried to stand up but my broken leg gave out. I collapsed back onto the floor with a cry of pain.
Victor’s head snapped toward me.
The movement was mechanical. It was the movement of a turret tracking a target.
He looked at me. His eyes were endless pits of nothing. There was no recognition in them. There was no concern.
He walked toward me.
"Stay back," Mara hissed. She stepped in fro
