KATERINA'S POV
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The weight of the night's revelation settled heavily upon me as I slipped back into the confines of my room. The moon cast a pale glow through the window, illuminating the space with an eerie light. My heart still raced, my mind a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts that seemed to collide in a chaotic stream.
The images of the captive wolves haunted my thoughts, their desperate eyes etched into my memory. It was a scene of cruelty and darkness that I never could have fathomed Nathaniel being capable of. The man I had known, the one I had once cared for, seemed like a distant stranger now.
Sinking onto my bed, I let out a shaky breath, my fingers trembling as I clenched the sheets beneath me. Emotions raged within me—anger, sorrow, and a bur
