The Wolf and The Whispers

anticipation. The air crackled with unspoken threats, the scent of fear mingling with the crisp night air. In the center of the clearing stood Astra, the alph

den love a scar the pack could never forget. She had been born a slave to her heritage, destined to bear th

nce proud and commanding gaze now seemed hollow. The weight of the pack's expectations bor

silence, each word like a dagger to her heart. "You are a curse, Astra. A re

ven snarled, their teeth bared in warning. Astra's brea

ways been taught to hide her emotions, to be strong. But now, as the

he earth, carrying her through the woods, away from the pack,

he loneliness that now surrounded her. She could feel the eyes of the pack on her back, could almost hear their w

ound beneath her seemed to melt away. But no matter how far she went, she co

she had to escape. The bond with her father, with

nd would call to her, that a wolf would come for her, someone who would see beyond the lies, beyond her cursed bloodline. But now,

nly sound was the wind rustling through the leaves. She stood still, letting the cold air wash over her,

o survive, had to find a way to live outside the shadows of her past. Maybe one day, she would find the