Daniel spun toward the source of the sound. The ridge above them—a towering formation of packed snow and ice—was breaking. A massive crack split through it, splintering like glass. A slab of ice loosened. His blood turned ice-cold. An avalanche!
Shadow let out a sharp bark, a sound Daniel had never heard before—an order, a warning. The pack bolted instantly, disappearing into the forest. Daniel didn’t have that option. He was too close to the brink of collapse. Daniel didn’t have the strength to outrun an avalanche.