The days following Ayla's return from Moonveil passed peacefully.
Almost too peacefully.
At first, she didn't know what to do with it.
For months, her life had been nothing but grief, anger, and survival.
Now she found herself waking up in a village that felt safe.
Training with people she trusted.
Sharing meals without constantly looking over her shoulder.
It felt wrong sometimes.
As if she was forgetting.
As if finding happiness somehow betrayed the people she had lost.
Yet no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't ignore the changes happening around her.
Or inside her.
The morning after returning from Moonveil, Ayla woke before dawn as usual.
But this time, she felt something different.
A presence.
Warm.
Familiar.
Inside her.
Her wolf.
Ever since the test, the connec
