Chapter 96:

The night was quiet, but Elodie could not sleep.

She lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling, listening to the slow rhythm of the pack house around her. Wolves moved outside. Guards shifted positions. Somewhere far away, an owl cried. Everything sounded normal, yet her heart refused to calm.

The prophecy sat heavy in her chest.

No matter how hard she tried to ignore it, it followed her everywhere—like a shadow she could not outrun.

Elodie turned on her side and closed her ...