Unveiled

But I wasn't going to let it go so easily.

Not after all the trouble it had caused.

I wasn't backing off until one of us stopped breathing.

I blinked in the direction it had run, chasing its fading presence. But I saw nothing—no rustling leaves, no movement. It could've doubled back or taken a sharp turn. Worse, I might've blinked ahead of it entirely.

Damn.

I blinked upward, high into the air, rising above the treetops to get a full view of the forest. From this height, I could see everything. If it moved, I'd spot it. That was the idea, anyway.

But even from up here, there was no trace of it.

Almost like it had stopped moving.

Like it was hiding…

Waiting for me to give up.

Like hell I was going to give up.

There was no way I was going back to the clan without its head.

I blinked back to the ground and started searching again. That's when I saw it.

Blood.