~The Threads She Left Behind~

EIRA

The morning was sharp, crisp with the kind of clarity that made everything seem more exposed. I walked through the courtyard, noticing subtle shifts in the pack’s energy.

Wolves who usually moved with confidence hesitated; guards glanced over their shoulders more than usual. Something had changed while Daphne was gone, and it wasn’t just the transfer of a single guard or altered logs.

Elrich met me at the training grounds. “We have reports,” he ...