chapter 12(2)

A vicious growl roars a second later as Donnie’s teeth grip the side of his face at the last second, pulling him back. But my body in wolf form doesn’t wait to see if he gets back to safety. Instead, it takes off and looks for a way out. No matter how much I scream for myself to stop, I run around the ravine and up higher to the road that winds along the mountainside. I have no idea where the darkness is taking me, but I appear to be heading home. What did the darkness want with me? It feels like it is searching for something, seeking something out. Hearing a howl behind me, I move faster, zipping and jumping over rocks and around trees before darting across roads, continuing the incline to the top. Once there, I turn off onto the secluded road. When I hear the mind link open, it shocks me as Maddox’s voice forces its way into my head. “Mateo, get the kids inside and lock it down!” Maddox yells. I try to figure out why he talks about the kids and what he means by those words. Seeing ou