ZAHRA-ROSE The more he spoke, the more confused I became. Nothing he was saying made complete sense. From the moment Ashvin brought me into that strange hidden chamber to the moment he started explaining everything about Eira and the White Wolf… it had all felt unreal. “Because of…?” I prompted, eyeing him carefully. I waited for more explanation, because what he had said so far hadn’t settled anything inside me. If anything, it had only made things worse. Since the moment we stepped into that ancient chamber, Eira had gone silent. Completely silent. I could still feel her presence inside me, like a distant warmth in the back of my mind, but she hadn’t spoken once. Not a word. Not even a breath. When Ashvin told me that Eira had existed before, that she was some ancient wolf t

