MAYA

I stood at the edge of the forest, my heart racing with anxiety. Donovan had gone to rescue Vikky, and I was waiting for news.

I had tried to go with him, but he had refused. "You have to stay here, Maya," he had said. "You have to keep the pack safe."

I had understood, but it didn't make it any easier. I was worried sick about Donovan and Vikky.

I paced back and forth, my mind racing with thoughts of Donovan and Vikky. I couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, that something was going to go terribly wrong.

Just as I was starting to get really...