CALL ON A DISTANT PACK

oughts. A few moments struggled by, and she fought for her bearings, trying to discern fragme

e she had felt such a sensation. But why did it happen

eign. Punctuated by the sound of tyres on asphalt, it tore through

the car. Trees stood outside the windows, shaded and visible in the pale

upted her disorientation. He turn

. Relief shone in his eyes when he saw her looking at him. "You're awake," he said softly, bu

k to the car. Let's go into town." As she spoke, her memories began to come back to her in irregular flashes

testing the movement. "Wolf," he whispered, his voice trembling. "It was right ther

ght... he was looking at us, I don

arms, trying to escape. The persistent cold had settled in. Just then, he felt a strange warmth emanating fro

body, and he shivered. Although it surprised him, this strange warmth was strangely comforting. "Evelyn?" "What's wrong?" S

ark he had had his whole life) glowed. A soft, eerie light emanated from th

"What the hell..." She pulled back

ed to stutter. "It's always been ther

n, not quite sure of how to rea

ed to pulse in time with her heartbeat, each beat sending

This was no accident. She wanted to say something. "What's

s grip on the steering w

need to get to a safe place." The car was moving swiftly down

beyond the reach of the headlight beams, waiting for them. Automati

of the road, its unmistak

arkness, piercing the night and watching her.

nd it felt cold. if she tried to move, for fear of scaring Steve tur

een there, cursed under its breath and slammed on the brake

Steve replied,

stand what they had seen. But before they could speak, the headlig

faint sounds of the night-the chirping of crickets, the rustling of leaves in the wind

und her. She felt his hand find hers in the darkness, holding

he presence. It was there, around them, coming closer. And then, at first, she heard it fain

ugh the trees and poisoning him like a physical f

ave to get out of here," he said in a low, urgent voice. B

heart was beating rapidly in her chest, with a bright sign. Then the shadows out

short and shallow. "Steve, what should we do?" Steve didn't answer right away. His eyes remained fixed on the wolves, his ja

o this," she said,

. If I can get away, maybe

hissed, grabbing his arm.

n't let you get hurt, Evelyn. No matter

opened the door and left. "Hey!" he shouted, his vo

rd him, a noise that made Evelyn's

true," h

wolf could reach Steve, the light was warm, clear, and p

dy seemed weightless, her vision consumed by the luminous signs. She felt herself receiving an energy from deep within he

ckly as it had appeared,

ed to the car, his face pale and his eyes growing dark. "What happened?" Evelyn shook

think...

xture of fear and intimidation. "Evelyn,

"I don't know what's happening to me, Steve. I don't understa

ution," he said f

, Evelyn couldn't shake the feeling that her time was (effectively) ru

tinued, as fear w