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 when

said aloud, and then she began to sing in a sweet voice that

the lyrics of the lullaby and

will come...» The moon began to hide behind the clouds as

in the sky, the specters will find you...» She had barely finished the last line when distant chimes echoed from somewhere in

turned our heads toward the sound, but in my distraction, I failed to see the

spectral shadow emerged from within the twisted

watch out! Run, get out of

sharp claws of the creature were

she was

unleash her

Celine acted faster.

howl echoed as my sisters wolf was struck by the

terror, thrown

cursed specter and lunged at it, ready

strong far

its body without injuring

further from the tree, which seemed