Chapter 23

The cutting of the mage.

The energy shifts between us, and a second later, I'm thrown several meters away from Sebastian. I slam painfully onto the ground, and end up losing consciousness for a few moments.

The wild shifters are already tracking me down, moving around the trees, probably looking for the source of this sudden magical outburst. I try to get up, but dizziness forces me to stay down. On top of that, my head feels like someone sliced it in half.

I quickly turn invisible again, staring down at the open wound in my left thigh. A moment later, two wild shifters appear right in front of me. Their shimmering eyes move over where I lay; their nostrils flare up as they inhale the smell of my blood. My heart pounds away wildly knowing they can't see me, but they can still sense me.