that seemed to pull him irresistibly towards the edge of the forest, where an isolated

lieutenants, was carrying a wound that would not heal despite the intervention of the wolf healers. Gabriel didn't like callin

nd the window curtains, casting moving shadows that seemed alive. He dismounted from his h

ootsteps inside. The door opened, and she appeared, dressed in a simple dress

her voice soft but ti

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ed by another member of the pack. The injured man's

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ths, and a vial of a liquid he didn't recognize. She worked with methodical e

ng the liquid onto Caleb's open wo

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d up at him

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he replied, his tone a lit

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iel sat by the fire, watching Elena as she put away her tools and prepared a brew.

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sk more questions. He knew what it was like t

n opposite him with two cups of herbal

ith a sigh. But being

ate, as if she were

aid finally. Bear respons

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her gaze darke

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in her words, a convict

ound himself relaxing. But suddenly, an image imposed itsel

etched as if to repel an invisible force. Her eyes were fill

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ammered, although he

ersist. Yet the image remained etched in

wled, as if he sensed a danger t