It was impossible. Yet the sardonic expression on the wolf's face matched the sardonic words that Adela heard distinctly in a man's voice within her mind.
She pushed herself up and withdrew, her gaze fixed on the wolf's mouth which was shut tight. It evoked too vividly the nightmare in which Andreas had done the same to her.
'Now, you are frightened?'
As impossible as it seemed, Adela became certain that the wolf was speaking to her. She raised her hands with her palms facing the animal.
"Stay right where you are…"
The animal's face managed to convey a bored expression.
'I will give you a quick fact check, child. Physically speaking, you cannot outrun me, and mentally?' The wolf's chest rumbled with what seemed like a human chuckle. 'Let's just say that I was the one who woke you up earlier. Of course, I had to wait until that annoying brat finished his love declaration first before I show myself.'
