{IRIS}
Val regarded me for a long moment, as if assessing the weight of my disbelief. Then, his gaze darkened slightly.
"That's not all," he murmured.
I shivered.
"W-what?" I asked hesitantly, feeling something shift in the air between us.
His silver eyes locked onto mine, gleaming like molten mercury.
"You have a wolf."
The words hit me like a physical blow.
My lips parted, but no sound came out.
My thoughts short-circuited.
"I . . . I have a . . . wolf?"
"That's right."
"I have a wolf?"
"Yes."
"I have a wolf?"
A muscle in Val's jaw twitched. "If you say it one more time, I will drink your blood and drain you dry."
My mouth snapped shut so fast I nearly bit my tongue. My hands flew to my head as I tried to process what I had just heard.
This wasn't real. It couldn't be real.
