129: The Shadow

Cora’s POV

If looks could burn, my eyes would be burning a hole through the ridiculous note in my hands this very minute.

Hello partner, it read.

Meet me at the chapel in five minutes, I’ve got nothing more than a few minutes to strike a deal with you so I took your little friend so you’d hurry your ass over here without wasting a second.

P.S; I hate being kept waiting and I have a glass of wolfsbane that I’d love to share with your friend if I get bored.

“That fucking pig!” I tore the letter to shreds as my blood boiled with fury, no one touched Nina, not even as a ploy to gain my attention.

I didn’t waste another second—just as the shadow had predicted—and I sped toward the abandoned chapel as fast as my wolf’s ability could handle. As soon as i reached the door, i noticed that it was slammed shut and a piece of Nina’s dress was tied around the knob.

“Real fucking classy, to shred a woman’s dress to pass a message” I yanked the piece off the knob and kicked the door open so hard tha