~Old Shadows in New Skin~

CALISTA

I woke early, long before the sun came up. My wolf had been pacing inside me since midnight, restless in a way that pulled at every nerve.

It knew where I was going to Bloodfang today.

I sat on the edge of the bed and tried to breathe steadily. My body remembered every detail of that territory—every corridor, every patrol schedule, every commanding voice that told me who I could be. The memories dug at me quietly, pulling pieces of the past to the ...