Shadows of the Pack

d crimson, but beneath the fiery colors, Th

cal wounds. The pack's spirit was fractured, uncertain

uared, eyes sharp with determination. Beside him, Mira Stone nursed a

steady, carrying the weight of command. "Kael wi

tanding tall. "Then we hav

ra sensed doubt lurking in their eyes.

mall comfort against the chill of isolation. She f

he said quietly. "You're

hough her heart raced

ftened. "We both hav

ht seemed lighter, carried by

r lasted long

ected visitor, Liora, Cassandra's oldest friend and trust

"there's something you need to

p fell

hed. What new pain

words

within. Someone who

spers spread

w clenche

t Mira's eyes. "Someone

shattered the

ted within her. She couldn't run from the past a

e met hers. "We f

rlwind of suspicion, sea

ed, and new bonds f

t in battle, but in standing

e became more than leadership

was far

g new began to take root-a fragile