The dark wolf.

Rose’s POV

The more I looked, the more frightening it became.

Their figures revealed themselves to the light. Large hulking beasts with their teeth bared, and their jaws snapping with growls.

Fear caught up my throat as they circled us. I I looked towards Rael beseechingly, wondering what he would do.

He seemed calm and unruffled, if a bit annoyed. There was no fear in his eyes, even as the wolves - no, Dankehs - circled the car.

“Rose.”

I answered by humming, too terrified and dumbstruck to speak. He looked like he was already prepared.

“Stay inside the car.” He said.

‘Like I had any choice to leave’ I wanted to retort, but this moment was not the time nor the mood for any of that. Instead I nodded fervently, flinching at the growls I could hear even from the shut windows.

“Once I leave this car, lock all the doors as fast as you can. Do you hear me?”

As he mentioned leaving, my first instinct was to retort, asking for his sanity. But there was no need for this time, because I knew