#Chapter 101: Out of the Woods

Audrey My sneakers pounded on the forest floor and echoed through the quiet afternoon air, but the pounding of my heart was even louder in my ears. I couldn’t hear Edwin behind me, not yet—he was still at the starting line, giving me a head start before he shifted. But then, suddenly, there was silence. An eerie quiet fell over the woods, broken only by the rustling of leaves in the breeze. Even the birds went quiet, as though there was a predator in their midst. Furrowing my brow, I slowed my pace slightly and chanced a look over my shoulder, wondering if Edwin had veered off in another direction. But he hadn’t. His enormous black wolf form was directly behind me, those yellow eyes glinting in the dappled sunlight. I could have sworn there was even a wolfish grin on his face. A squeal of laughter escaped me as I pushed myself to run faster. I darted between a nearby set of twin trees that I knew he couldn’t fit through, leaped over a fallen log, and splas