Chapter 196

Valeria POV

As soon as we arrived at the pack house, I pushed open the car door and stepped out before the engine had even quieted.

The evening air wrapped around me, heavy and damp, carrying the scent of pine from the forest beyond. I didn’t wait for Silas; my legs carried me forward on their own, driven by the single thought of reaching the safety of my room.

My heart was pounding, my head swirl