C18 Embracing the Wolf

"Enough!"

Lila's voice carried a force she didn't recognize, echoing through the clearing as the shadows surged toward her. Her heart pounded in her chest, the rapid thud of her heartbeat almost deafening in the tense silence that had preceded the battle. Her hands shot out instinctively, and as if responding to her command, the earth beneath her seemed to tremble. The ground, once still