#Chapter 531: Midnight Mission

Olivia I paced back and forth on the gravel driveway, my heart pounding louder in my chest than I had anticipated. The night air was crisp and cool, and the full moon illuminated the trees that surrounded the quaint villa property. Off in the distance, the gentle sound of the ocean ebbing and flowing on the sandy shore melded with the sound of the leaves rustling overhead. It was a calm night. But it hardly felt that way. Tonight, Nathan and I were supposed to go out and begin the ritual with Freya. We needed a piece of her fur, which would be no easy feat to retrieve. Hopefully, she was fast asleep in her cave. Hopefully. Nathan was late. I pulled my jacket tighter around myself as I peered down the dark street, trying to stave off the chill that had crept into my bones. Where was Nathan? He should have been here by now, and time was ticking. We needed to hurry if we wanted to finish this ritual unscathed—not to mention the fact that we needed to get this over with b