~~JOANA~~

~~THE ECLIPSE PACK~~

I adjusted the hood of my cloak. My heart hammered so hard I thought it would burst out of my chest.

 

It was still dawn. The grounds were quiet, blanketed in a layer of mist. Not a single wolf was in sight. Everyone was either asleep or hiding in fear of the news from the North.

 

This was it. The crucial step of my gamble.

 

I looked down at the silver locket clutched in my palm. I had spent days studying it, digging up every answer I could find.

 

“Are you sure about this?” a voice hissed from the shadows.

 

The sound made me squeeze my...