*Saphira*
I left Ferdinand sleeping, his breaths soft and even as I quietly closed the door behind me. The early morning chill bit at my skin, and the damp ground squished under my boots. I should have been back with the pack days ago, but instead, I stayed because of him… and the rain. The endless, pouring rain made leaving impossible. Or maybe it was just an excuse. Perhaps I hadn’t minded spending all that time with him after all.
But it was over, and I wouldn’t see him again.
Crystal’s silence on the way back said it all, though she didn’t hold it in for long. “We didn’t even get the head of the rogues,” she muttered, frustration lacing her words. “We lost our freedom.”
“We can find another way,” I countered, even though I didn’t believe it.
She scoffed. “We can’t just find anothe
