Chapter 10

Phoebe

Thanks to the ghouls, it is as if winter has fallen. They have brought the cold with them. The air is crisp and chilly, and each inhale feels like I’m breathing in ice shards. My throat is sore, and there is a metallic taste of blood in my mouth.

I glance at Liam. “I thought ghouls were just normal zombie-looking creatures. How can they bring in the cold?”

“These ones aren’t normal, but first ones,” Liam informs me in a bitter tone. “And I think they are here for you. To eat your meat and drink your blood.”

I scrunch up my nose, beyond disgusted. “Eww, why would they want to do that?”

“Because they want to steal your powers.”

I breathe a laugh. “Funny how they know I’m special when I don’t know it myself yet.”

“That is funny,” Liam agrees. “Anyway, we need to shape-shift and get out of here.”

I do as he says and turn into my white wolf while Liam turns into his massive black one. Together we race through the forest, set on escaping from the cold that is biting us in the back. B