Chapter 376

Something dark and clunky, as he springs to his feet, suddenly virile. Still the only wolf apart from me in human form, and it happens so fast it’s like a blink. I don’t get a second to think or take in his sudden shift. The unmistakable click and pop that, despite never hearing in life, I know instantly what it is. It seems unreal, yet it flips my heart inside out, and I lurch with fright as it dawns on me that it’s the noise of something firing. The object in his hand is smoking, his eyes glare bright and amber with disdain, and I’m transfixed on what he’s holding. Everything around me halts instantly as time ceases to progress, and I’m focused only on what he just did. The long, cold, and terrifying silhouette of a pistol gripped in his large hand, the scent of silver and wolfsbane permeating the air around me as everything moves in slow motion. I watch in despair as a bullet takes a slow flight through the shadowy air and careful aim right at the forehead of Sierra. She’s leaping t