~The Change We Didn't Expect~

EIRA

The poison changed everything. It meant Kael and Kian were running out of patience and time. Desperate wolves make dangerous choices, and I could feel it in the air.

I sat by the window that morning, parchment spread across the table. The ink smelled metallic. My handwriting had become neater lately like the mask I now wore. Each coded letter I sent had to sound like temptation: an ally, a potential partner, someone whispering promises of power in ...