Tina's heart pounded as she crouched behind the massive oak tree. Every muscle in her body screamed to move, but she forced herself to stay still. Three serpent creatures slithered past, their scales gleaming under the moonlight, so close she could smell their rotten breath.
Only when they disappeared did she allow herself to breathe again.
"That was too close," she whispered, clutching the small vial of antidote she'd stolen from Juliet's private collection. The purple liquid inside glowed faintly, swirling like tiny galaxies.
Her phone vibrated. Liam's message flashed across the screen: Truth in window.
"What does that mean?" Tina frowned, trying to decode the cryptic words. Then another message appeared—coordinates pointing to the old packhouse.
Tina bit her lip. Aurora had trusted her with one mission: get the antidote to Elias before the venom transformed him completely. The Alpha was fading fast when she'd left him in the hidden bunker with Rosie and the pups.
