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But I could still see him.

I watched and waited…

The sun went down and the moon raised high in the sky, but he stayed in the tree, scared to climb down. He should be. He knew monsters lurked in the woods.

That’s what I was.

That’s what she made me.

No, not her. They. Everyone in my life to this point had made me what I am.

I heard the branches shaking in the tree and saw he was inching his way down, but I stayed where I was… watching.

He landed with a plop and stay hunched on the ground for a second, looking around. He wouldn’t see me- I knew how to hide. He took off running through the woods in the direction opposite of me, so I shifted and followed him at a slower pace. I could smell his fear wafting through the woods, encircling me, causing my blood to vibrate with excitement.

I could feel my wolf eager for the chase, but he restrained.

The boy had no idea where he was going, which only caused him to be more afraid. After running in circles several times, I was getting bored. I stopped where I was and waited for him to loop around back to me and when he did, he froze- feet set apart and hands in the air in front of him.

I growled at him, causing him to stutter step backwards, tripping over a branch and landing on his back. I leapt the distance and landed my muzzle to his face and growled again. I could smell his urine pooling beneath him and then bit down and ripped at his throat.

I went back to the little cottage and found the dark Queen waiting there. She admired my naked body covered in the blood of those boys and smiled.

That was the start. The start of our dark relationship.

As time went on, she couldn’t be around as much, disappearing for days or weeks. When she was gone, I could feel her dark magic fading. I could feel him, the dark one, shrinking inside me. Never gone, but hidden. Waiting.

I went out on my own, wanting to get away from her, out from under her spell, and that’s when I found Barrett.It took me a while to open up to him because I thought he was sent by the Queen, a trick to test my loyalty, but over time I learned the truth and was happy to leave… to be free of her. I could feel deep inside, what she was having me do was wrong. I had traded one killer for another, but it was like I couldn’t control it… the dark part of me.

It wasn’t until years later when I realized it was some sort of mind control, or curse, she had placed on me. It was like a switch that would flip, causing me to feel like a mindless drone. I couldn’t fight it, no matter how hard I tried.

That’s what happened last night… I was so angry… filled with rage at the Queen because of what she had done to Snow… but like every other time, when the rage is there, so is he… waiting. I felt him take over and go back home… to the dark Queen.

The things we did. I shook my head.

I felt sick thinking about it.

When I left, she gave me an order…

An order that part of me didn’t want to follow… that part of me wanted to reject, but the other part… he wanted to please her. He lived in the darkness.

I had to deliver Snow.

Chapter thirty-seven

Snow - Spell Making

“Youready?”Enzoasked,jumping up and down, slapping his knees. It was impressive how high he could jump.

I laughed. “Yes.”

He charged and grabbed me around the neck, knocking me off balance, causing us to fall to the ground. His face was inches from mine as his hands tightened around my throat. I tried to keep all the kinky fuckery thoughts out of my head and focus at the task at hand, but he was hot and I was horny. I closed my eyes to refocus and began thrashing back and forth trying to get free, but couldn’t get him off. I refused to tap out, so we continued and a second later, Barrett dropped to the ground on his stomach with his face by mine and started spouting off instructions.

“Go for his eyes. You aren’t strong enough to break his grip.”

I released Enzo’s wrists and reached for his eyes, digging my thumbs into the soft parts and hooking my fingers around his ears. Enzo loosened his grip as he yelled out a stream of expletives.

“Good, good. Now hook your leg around the outside of his and thrust up. You want to throw him over you. Use your hips and legs to help.”