Chapter 21 My Savior

• Lily’s heart raced as she stood surrounded by the pack of unknown wolves, their menacing growls reverberating through the clearing, mixing with the rustling leaves overhead. Overwhelmed and frightened, she called out for Damon, desperation spilling from her lips. “Damon! Help me!”
• Memories of his past heroics flooded her mind: the time he had fearlessly charged into battle to protect her from rogue wolves, the way he had stood firm against enemies strong enough to shatter steel, and how his presence had always filled her with an unshakeable sense of safety. He was her protector, her anchor in tumultuous seas, and now that stability felt shrouded in uncertainty.
• “Lily, you’re all alone!” the lead wolf snarled, its eyes glinting with dark satisfaction as it stepped forward. The other wolves encroached slowly, their postures all too eager, hunger for her fear radiating from their forms.