Chapter 86: Shadows of Betrayal
Darius’s POV (Flashback)
It was too quiet for the time of year at Moonlight Meadow. Something unseen spoke in the eerie silence borne by the wind. I could feel my chest heaving under the weight of the choice I was about to make. It was oppressive. I felt heavier with each step as I made my way to the old shrine where I had been called.
The air smelled like rain, and the sky above was a deep gray. The decisions I had made, or maybe the ones I was going to make, seemed to make nature itself shudder. I couldn't help but feel a primitive want to spread my claws. However, my wolf was quiet, a unique silence I had only ever known on the day I had met her. Aria.
I felt a twinge of grief at the mention of her name alone, but I forced the emotion away. I had pers
