orm. Thick clouds rolled in from the north, swallowing the silver glow of the moon

ry she once called home. Her pulse remained steady, her resolve unsha

e had walked through countless times before, filled with love and hope. Now

yla, the weak mate unwo

ealer seeking refuge. A wandere

will. Her softer features had sharpened, her emerald-green eyes darkened int

, even if he looked into her ey

oded figure standing still against the night wind. One of them, a burly warrior with

" His voice was rough

Layna, a healer from the east. My pack

glances. Then, the

helter?" He scoffed. "The Al

k. Though she had anticipated resistance, the sting of rej

ing her voice with a quiet desperat

er, frowned. "The Shadowfang Pack

k his head. "We don't

e

d her before. The same word

, but she swallowed it down.

I leave, I take my skills with me. Even Alphas blee

hesitated, but before he could reply,

going

ew that

n her spine as a powe

looked up, she

ha

ng. He moved with the quiet grace of a predator, every step measured, every motion exuding dominance

ss in his gaze that hadn't been there before. A

his gaze swept over her

recognition

ce was sharp, cutting th

ealer," the guard rep

as piercing, as if he could peel back the l

ce stretched

words that struck d

her

but she willed herse

d prepared for it. But that d

r voice steady. "I can offer my skills

klings," Kael interr

words was like a bla

in her life, Kael

f to bow her head.

e turned away, disappear

let her in now, she would find another way. She had

nce. She needed

, fate i

, chaos erupted

ed from an ambush. Among them, one warrior had suffered a gri

pack's only medic was away, and no one

ragged, his body trembling from blood loss. His pa

a stepped

re, her hood still drawn, her pre

e him," sh

rned to her, disbelief

expression unreadabl

ence hung b

silver eye

he gr

tten rejecting h

, his voice dangerously

t did not

only

ded warrior, her hands mo

r. With steady hands, she began her work, sealing his wound, s

d In tense silenc

es pa

thing steadied. The bleeding sl

ed through the

ad do

d save

eyes unreadable. He did not trust her,

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her revenge h