It was something that had never happened before; I had never lost control of my wolf before, and I wasn't sure what that meant.

"Judy?" Selene said my name as if it weren't the first time she had said it in the past few seconds.

I blinked at her, realizing that I was ignoring her completely.

“I'm sorry. May I use your restroom?” I asked her before I could convince myself that it was a bad idea to leave this room.

She nodded, her frown deepening.

"Of course. It's just out of that door and down the hallway," she said. "Do you want me to walk with you?"

I jumped to my feet, placing the cup on the coffee table.

"No, that's okay. I can find it. I'll be back."

Without another word, I darted out of the parlor, my heart racing in my chest. The halls stretched endlessly, lined with paintings that looked too alive. Every shadow felt like it was watching me. The floorboards creaked under my feet, making stealth impossible.

Halfway down the corridor, my vision fuzzed. The air felt thicker than it was a moment ago... heavier. I braced my hand against the wall and swallowed hard.

"Something's wrong..." I whispered to myself, hoping that Gavin didn't feel what I was feeling.

The hum grew louder. It wasn't sound... it was vibration, like a heartbeat deep in the walls; my fingers tingled, a faint warmth spreading through them.

forward, rounding the corner, and ran

just as shocked as I was, almost dropping whatever

neither of us said a word. She was paler than I remembered, her blond hair pulled back too tightly, her eyes wide and

asked, momentarily boggled. "W...what are you doing

trying to

live here,” she reminded me. “The question

to see Selene.......” I admitted, not sure what to

to see my mother?” She asked, narrowing her eyes at me. “What business

lessons,” I decided to tell her. “That's all there is to

at me, staring around my face for a moment too long before she looked past

to go,” she muttered. "Pretend you didn't see

started to step

I had no idea what

let her

easily. The pulsing around me had stopped the second I came into contact with her, and I got

and it took all of me not to grab the comer of the blanket and pull it away from her,

pulled the blanket closer, but light leaked through the fabric; it was a soft, silvery glow, faint at

stronger. It used like

and I couldn't seem

think I already knew what it

your business," she shot

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