Chapter 192: Dreams vs Reality

The house was now silent, save for the dull thud of my own heartbeat echoing in my ears. I leaned back against the door, the chill of the wood seeping through my shirt and causing me to shiver while I caught my breath.

Ryder sat beside me, his eyes boring into mine as he waited for answers I didn’t have.

“It was a wolf,” I said vaguely, not really certain what else to say.

“Obviously, it was a wolf,” Ryder replied incredulously, a mixture of disbelief and impatience etched across his face. “I saw it before I closed the door. But who was it? Why was it chasing you?” he demanded, wanting to understand.

“I... I don’t know,” I hesitated, shaking my head.

My mind was a storm of confusion and unanswered questions. None of it made any sense, but then, dreams often didn’t.

Still, there was a gnawing feeling in my gut, a suspicion that tugged at me relentlessly. Was the fearsome creature some kind of twisted representation of my own wolf? Or was it something else entirely? Tyler had said my wo