The moon hung high above the dense forest, casting silver light over the narrow path Rowan and Caleb followed. The night air carried the scent of damp earth and distant pine, but beneath it, something heavier lingered—unspoken words, unacknowledged wounds, and the weight of a destiny neither of them had fully accepted.
Rowan’s boots crunched against the gravelly soil as he walked in silence. Beside him, Caleb moved with a quiet grace, his steps lighter but no less determined. The journey had stretched on for days since the woman had warned them about the ancient curse that bound them. Though neither of them said it aloud, they both knew this was more than just a search for answers—it was a reckoning.
Rowan had spent years believing in the laws of his pack, in the traditions passed down b
