Traded To The Lycan King

T'll go check the inscriptions, Valeria said as she started up the worn stone steps leading to the top of the hill.

Follow her, Celine.

Protect her at the slightest danger.

Celine nodded and climbed after her toward the site, which looked nothing like the previous Altars.

The clock was frozen, covered in ancient numbers and spheres indicating the lunar phases.

Moss and vines had overtaken it.

It seemed like part of the tree itself, surrounded by the gnarled knots of the bark.

I watched as Valeria traced her fingers over intertwined letters bordering the artifacts face.

Iglanced at the sky, where clouds were moving faster than normal.

Something was about to changeI could feel it.

The forest whispered warnings.

on my Lycan form stood on end

said aloud, and then she began to

the lullaby and what followed

The moon began to

not in the sky, the specters will find you...» She had barely finished the last line when distant chimes echoed from

heads toward the sound, but in my distraction, I failed to see the danger looming over

spectral shadow emerged from within the twisted trunk,

of there!

of the creature were

thought she

for her to unleash her powers, but she froze

Celine acted faster.

howl echoed as my sisters wolf was struck by the

Valeria screamed in terror, thrown onto the

and lunged at it, ready

was strong far too

into the dark shadows of its body without injuring it, while its attacks tore

from the tree, which seemed