DARK SWAN: A Dark Paranormal Romance (Shattered Souls Series Book 2) by Yumoyori Wilson

Author:Yumoyori Wilson [Wilson, Yumoyori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-10T16:00:00+00:00

18

Sophia

Even though it was afternoon, the blanket of trees created a shroud of chilly air that clung to the surface of the forest floor where we continued to trek along, searching for Cameron. The sun was hidden behind the shadows of the leaves.

We were surrounded by trees and only small bands of warm whiteish, yellow light streamed down through the openings in the towering branches.

I was still riding on James’s back, but I could feel that his posture was starting to drag. I saw my breath in front of my face. I wrapped my cardigan closer around my chest and shivered, feeling the tingle of prickly goose bumps across the surface of my skin.

“I’m going to give you a break now,” I whispered softly to James, stroking the fur on the back of his neck.

I squeezed my inner thighs against his back. He glanced over his shoulder and huffed air out of his snout, blinking twice for yes as a nonverbal response to my statement.

Ayden glanced over at us, listening to the plan. He shifted back while Blaze helped me climb off of James.

We continued to tiptoe slowly through the woods like tiny mice afraid of being caught by a house cat. We shuffled through the wilderness, mainly in silence. My heart pounded with trepidation with every step I took.

The guys kept glancing over their shoulders, watching each other’s backs, making sure we weren’t being followed. The tips of my fingers were slightly pink and numb from the grueling cold. I wished I had gloves to protect my exposed skin.

I didn’t complain. I toughed it out because I knew how to soldier on. I had all but begged the guys to let me go with them, and now that I was here, I had to prove myself to be durable in a physically demanding circumstance.

Blaze stopped walking and sniffed the air. The hair on the back of my neck stood up. The wind seemed to halt too. There wasn’t a single sound whispering between the trees. Ayden and James had look of alarms as they studied Blaze’s behavior.

“Do you hear that?” he asked.

I shook my head and frowned, looking at Ayden and James. “I don’t hear anything.”

I tuned into my senses, listening intently. The shadows of the afternoon seemed eerie now, almost haunting.

Then, I heard it. The sound was muffled at first, but it had to be the same thing that Blaze was referring to. Ayden’s and James’s eyes widened in shock as they began to recognize the high-pitched howl.

“Is that…a werewolf cry?” I whispered, afraid to move or even blink. The sound was off in the distance, but I still had a sinking feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach.

“That’s what it sounds like.” James’s chocolate-colored eyes were enormous as I watched his features twist from stunned, to hopeful, to alarmed.

The four of us exchanged a perplexed look.

“But wait…” I trailed off.

“It’s not after midnight.” Blaze finished my sentence for me.

“Right.” I nodded, staring at him in utter bafflement.

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