Chapter 28
fight back." Night had fully settled over the Blackwood territory, yet the darkness did little to calm the tension in the pack house. The torches along the walls flickered, casting long, jagged shadows across the stone floors. Every corner seemed to hide movement, every window a possible threat. Isolde stood in her room, the soft silver light of the moon spilling across her hair. Her heart raced, both from excitement and the lingering fear of everything she had endured. Ariel was quietly beside her, his presence calm yet commanding, radiating the unshakable assurance that he was her protector—and her mate. “I thought I could never feel safe again,” Isolde whispered, tracing her fingers along the silver embroidery of her gown. “But… being here with you… it feels like something finally be
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