Onyx had been running for a while, carrying me who knew where. For how long—I also had no idea. I just knew it was light outside and everything hurt. Some of my wounds had stopped bleeding or had healed, but my guts were still on fire.

I managed to lift my head and widened my eyes when I saw we were leaving the perimeter of the trees. Then the engine of a car attracted my attention. The grayness of a road appeared in front of us, and I gasped.

“What...” I croaked out, but she lay on the ground, and I slid off her.

She turned into her human body...