Chapter Fifty

In a frenzy of urgency, Lucas sprinted through the dense forest leaving the meeting grounds, his body transforming into a shimmering blur of fur and muscle. His heart pounded in his chest frantically as he raced back to Mystic Pines letting the light of the moon guide him back, the burning pain he had felt during the meeting fueling his desperation.

With each powerful stride, the trees blurred past him, their branches reaching out as if to impede his progress. But nothing could deter him now as his mind was consumed by worry for Cassie, his every thought fixated on her safety. Each passing second felt like an eternity as he pushed himself to his limits, his instincts driving him forward.

His senses heightened, the world around him a symphony of scents and sounds. As he got closer to home, a sickening sense of dread settled in his chest as an unexplainable fear threatened to overwhelm him, but he held onto hope with an iron grip. He prayed that he wouldn't be too late, that she would s