Nyx's Pov
The forest was still when I finally opened my eyes again.
My body ached, my throat was raw from crying, and every part of me felt heavy, drained. For a long moment, I stayed there on the damp ground, staring up at the pale sky just beginning to brighten with dawn.
I didn’t want to move, but I had to. I had left him.
That guilt burned sharper than anything else. Caspian had been locked in chains, screaming in agony, and I had run. The memory clawed at me as I forced myself up onto shaky legs. My wolf wanted to turn back immediately, but my human heart feared what I would find.
Would he still be alive?
Would there even be anything left of him?
The questions made my chest tight as I shifted and ran back through the forest, paws pounding against the earth. The house came into
