Like, you know when a storm's coming, and everything feels off? That ki

fences, no neat little boundaries. Just a whole lot of "who the hell knows what's next.

g themselves that-could barely sit still. Guess the whole "red wolf" thing freaked everyone out. Mostly because she wasn'

lly burning holes in the floor with her stare-like if s

asy as ever. "Because you're

m. "They don't

They saw what happened to you, an

aves when Kieran looked at her. Same hands that ripped through dirt when

this far?" she asked. "

stepping in close. "We built our

But even the memory of her mother's arms couldn't erase what happened. Kieran.

for you," Silas said, softer no

up. "You tryna

en't even playing along. "Not a chance. But I'm

ht. "He never caged me. H

hard enough to crack.

n. The air felt heavy, like it m

elt closer than any

'd built a bonfire big enough to roast a bear (not that anyone was volunteering)

s kept darting to Evangeline. She was wrapped in some borrowed cloak, hair wild

just surviving. We start building something real. We've be

nodding, low vo

gues anymore.

d to Eva

-this is

shouts, a few people actually crying. Evangeline just stood

slaves or whatever-more like... trust. Drew was first,

and strong. For the first time in forever,

Hann whispered as she passed

managed a

t the MoonClaw Pack heard and wondered who had the guts to

hey'd f

like he'd just run through hell. Warriors circled him, licking their wounds from the last scra

glass dangling from her fingers. She

urred. "Hit one of our posts last

en blink. "They

y took weapons. L

Just looked

one of the guard towers. Wolf paw. Like someone dippe

as molasses. "They'r

ck, voice sharp as broken glass. "That gir

d silence. K

ake it off, vo

n the forest, remember? Word is, she shifted t

up so tight his k

," he snarled. "

ack. "Why are half your fighters whispering she'

r his teeth grinding. He stared at the trees like they'd give

ugly and cold twisted inside him. D

mped a

was a

skinny stream, moonlight spilling all over the wate

gging her knees. "You didn'

o hard you could hear it. "W

t keeping

r a bit, listening to

ieve any of that prophecy junk? Think I'm really supp

They look at you like you hung the damn moon. You're not like them, Eva. You

e tight around her ribs. She tipped her head up, eyes hunting for a

breathed, voice so thin it a

lready

Drew stood watching the MoonClaw border. Looked

her," Drew said, n

glinting green in t

ady for a fig

e low. "She just needs to be herself. That's

nClaw's about to g

little too calmly. "Th

hey w

han they