Against All Odds.

shoulder, reminded her of the shadow that Victor's presence had cast over her once simple life. She no longer walked ho

oll that recent events had taken on him. The encounter with the feral wolf and Vic

er of them b

wers hidden within its ancient bark. Yet the visions re

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ew

aring to find Derek already waiting.

e said, trying to

s face set in a grim li

Laura asked, s

s pocket and handed it to her. It was yellow

ek explained. "I don't know how it go

r carefully, her eyes s

ed in betrayal. Find the woman who bore the fi

mean?" Laura a

woman in the visions," Derek sai

upposed to find her? If she was the fir

gure it out. But first, we need to und

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r Str

und of twigs snapping nearby. Both of them

that?" Laur

s body tensing.

fted into his wolf form in an instant, posi

ce called from

ct

es, his knife glinting

tor said, his tone casual but laced with

the sound low a

and his smirk widened. "And yo

Derek growled, his voice

see, she's made herself a part of this by s

I'm not afraid of you," she said, hop

e," Victor re

him, the two of them clashing with brutal force. The knife

to Laura, his voice

a large branch from the ground and swung i

ek took the opportunity to knock him to the ground,

Victor hissed, his voice steady

esponse but didn't

a said, her voice trembli

ing Laura's. After a tense moment, he

said, his gaze burning wit

the woods, leaving

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nt of

k to his human form, h

he said, his voice he

you," Laura replied. "B

and through his hair. "Victor's not g

m to meet her gaze. "Then we need to figur

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and Rev

ough old books and records in search of any mention of werewolves or the Tree of Life. D

that Laura found something promising-a journ

ge had been plagued by wolves. She wrote of a young woman

er?" Laura asked, showi

canning the pages. "But there'

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k Dis

ith the journal in hand. Laura placed her hand

irling around them. This time

her expression one of fear and determination. She

one who resembled Laura. She was wearing the same amulet,

said as the vision faded.

pened to it?"

rnal. One entry had mentioned the amule

said. "It might be the k

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al Wa

hilling howl echoed through the woods. Dere

a asked, her voice ba

," Derek

second, then a third. Derek

coming,"

Laura asked, her

rek said. "And the