The Alpha's Vow

The catastrophic momentum of his sprint violently collided with an invisible, suffocating pressure in the air. A sharp, metallic stench instantly coated the back of Darius’s throat, numbing his tongue with every exhaled breath.

“We are close,” Darius rasped.

His beast reared up inside him, drinking in the tainted wind. The forest ahead didn't smell of pine or damp earth. It reeked of ancient ma