Chapter 131

I'd committed the place to memory. I knew exactly where they were. And even if I didn't, they'd find me. They were expecting me. But they certainly weren't expecting me in the capacity in which I was going. And even if they were, they were in for a ride regardless.

This ends today. It ends now.

Walking further I started to notice the trees with the strange markings again. This was it, I was approaching dark woods territory.

The etchings were barely visible, probably wearing away over the years or in their case probably decades, the bark protesting against this violation to its skin.

I've known for a long time how I act under pressure, and I've known for a shorter while how my wolf acts under pressure. Right now I wasn't acting like anyway I've acted before. I wasn't shaking with apprehension or nerves, and I didn't have a rapid heartbeat filled with determination or wild aggression.

I was just calm. Still.

But I was blazing with fury.

I could feel the ice cold flames wrap themse