Chapter 30
"Even when the storm fades, the shadows it leaves can strike from anywhere." The Blackwood pack house was quiet now. The clash between Valen and Isolde had ended, but its echoes lingered in the air like smoke. Broken wood lay scattered across the floor, and the scent of sweat, fear, and raw power still hung heavy. Isolde stood beside Ariel, her silver hair glowing faintly in the moonlight streaming through the shattered window. The power of her Moonborn wolf still hummed beneath her skin, thrumming with strength and warning. Every nerve in her body remained alert, every sense sharpened, and her heart beat in sync with Ariel’s calm, controlled presence beside her. “You were incredible,” Ariel said softly, his silver eyes fixed on her. “You fought as one with your wolf, as one with me. Yo
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