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In an instant she transformed into an owl and flew away into darkness. Though she still sensed the Alpha, she couldn’t hear him call to her. He’d released her from his command of submission, allowing her to fly away without compulsion to stay with the pack. As she flew away, she welcomed the freedom.
Within seconds, she’d landed and shifted into her human form. Exhausted, she reached for a robe and promptly shut the door.
Cassia blew out a breath and fell back into the bed. Her stomach churned recalling what she’d done. In the moment, she could have killed that wolf. It hadn’t been intentional. But her instinct had driven her to dominate the females. My Alpha.
Though she knew wolves occasionally could mate with other shifters, she never expected the Goddess would bring her a wolf. An Alpha. An ancient badass Alpha.
Delicious. Sexy as fuck. A big bad wolf with a big ... “Fucccckkk.”
Stop, Cass. Think about something that could actually save you. She closed her eyes and willed herself into relaxation. She hadn’t had a vision for days. At first she’d thought it was stress, but she suspected her lack of dreams had been due to Julian.
Three. Two. One. She counted backwards, inhaling a deep breath and slowly releasing it. She imagined herself floating above a lake but the vision took her to the edge of a cliff. White light surrounded her as she took in the sight of the turquoise water. Thousands of dolphins swam in the ocean, an enormous pod frolicking and jumping high up and through the waves to see her.
She looked into the sand dunes where rabbits and squirrels scurried along the rocks and foraged for food. A flock of pelicans soared in the sky, cruising along the coast. They dipped down to get a better look at her and she swore one smiled at her before continuing on its journey. She inhaled the salty air and allowed the peace to wash over her.
A whirl of commotion grew louder, jarring her from tranquility. Light morphed to darkness, an evil vibration buzzing over her skin. The ocean transformed from blue to blood red.
Wake up, she told herself, yet frozen in her vision, she remained paralyzed, unable to escape. She opened her mouth to scream but her thoughts had been silenced.
Sulfur teased her nose, the familiar scent registering in every cell of her body. Cassia screamed once again in silence. Wake up. Wake up.
Hellhounds howled in the distance. A whirl of black sand stung her skin as it gusted up into the air. Through the darkness, she recognized the glowing crimson eyes. They were coming for her. Hellhounds.
Incapacitated, she screamed in silent panic as hideous vines sprouted from the earth and bound her wrists. Their putrid scent thickened in the air as the hounds stormed toward her. Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! HELP ME!
The din grew deafening and burned her ears, yet her pleas went unheard. Please Goddess. Help!
Two eyes exploded into twenty. She called on her beast but her magick faltered. Wake up! Wake up!
A whisper in her mind called to her. You’re dreaming.
But as the beasts rushed her, hot tears streamed down her cheeks. Vomit rose in her throat as hellhounds crept into her space. Her heart pounded in her chest. No, no, no. The hounds glared at her as they sniffed the air. They drew closer, a pair of whiskers brushed her cheek.
As she stared into its eyes she swore she recognized the pain. Open wounds oozed blood and pus as if it had been in many a great fight and hadn’t healed. Had it been tortured?
“Help us, Cassia,” it hissed.
Cassia’s eyes widened as it spoke to her.
“Help us.” It bowed its head, snarling but not attacking.
“Me? How?” Confusion swept over her, her voice magically freed from its shackles. The vines around her wrists disappeared. She glanced to her palms as she turned them over.
“We are you.”
“Is this a trick? Who sent you?”
“He’s coming for you.”
Her eyebrows furrowed in concern as her pulse raced like a wild horse. “Who? Who’s coming for me? Why?”
“Demon,” it hissed. “It seeks the Aroya.”
“What is that?”
“Aroya. The vessel.”
“Aroya? I don’t know what you’re talking about.” She shook her head. “Why me?”
