~The House I Once Bled In~

CALISTA (as Daphne)

Setting foot on Bloodfang soil again felt like someone had grabbed the back of my neck and forced my head under water. Not enough to drown me—just enough to remind me where I was.

My wolf reacted before I even finished the first step past the gates. The scent of pine, cold stone, and old iron stirred through me like a memory shoved into my lungs.

I kept my expression smooth, my shoulders relaxed, my pace steady. But inside, my wolf ...