Cara's povs
The early morning light filtered through the dense canopy of trees, casting dappled shadows along the forest path as Debby and I made our way toward the pack’s main settlement.
It had been five days since my mate ran away from me, and three days since my unsettling encounter with Garreth, the rumored dangerous beta. The memory of his intense gaze and his disturbing smile lingered in my mind, but I refused to let it control me. I had insisted on accompanying Debby to the pack's sick bay, partly to help her, but mostly to escape the loneliness that threatened to consume me in that isolated cottage. I refused to feel guilty for pressuring Debby, I couldn’t bear the thought of staying in that place for another day.
The tension from that night still clung to us like a dark cloud,
