Riley's POV 

The moment I took that one step forward, everything changed.

I did not even realize what I had done until I heard the first growl behind me, low and deep and very close, and my whole body froze instantly because that sound did not belong to something small or harmless. It sounded big and hungry and angry, and slowly, very slowly, I turned my head.

Wolves.

Not one.

Not two.

So many.

They were standing in a circle around me, their eyes glowing under the strange light, their bodies huge and terrifying, and their gazes fixed on me like I was a walking piece of meat. My heart...