Aurenya’s POV
The second howl didn’t fade.
It multiplied.
Like something had cracked open the forest and everything inside it had finally decided to pour out.
Rhydan moved first.
Not toward me.
Toward the door.
His entire body shifted—instinct overriding everything else. The fury from moments ago sharpened into something lethal and focused.
“They found us,” he muttered.
Kaelor was already beside him, listening.
Draven didn’t move at all.
But the air around him changed.
He went still in a way that felt worse than panic.
Like a calm before s*******r.
Outside, the wolves that had been watching went quiet again—but not in retreat.
In waiting.
I tightened my grip on the girls and stepped back instinctively.
“No one is fighting in here,” I said quickly.
Rhydan glanced at me ove
