Chapter 109: The New Threat

Serena POV

Nightshade felt quieter without Isolde.

Not peaceful—never that—but hollow, as if a supporting beam had been removed from the world and everything else was pretending not to notice the strain.

The days after her burial blurred together. Wolves went about their duties, the pack bonds holding, routines continuing—but beneath it all was a subtle unease. A hum in the air. A tension in the earth. Even the forest seemed to listen too closely, branches ...