NORA
For the first time in what felt like forever, I could breathe.
I sat by the open window, watching the sunrise spill golden light over the gardens below. The roses Logan planted just outside our wing were in full bloom, soft reds and deep pinks brushing the morning air. My wolf, Arabella, purred in my mind, stretching in calm joy. “This is what we deserve,” she whispered, and I nodded. After all the pain, the fear, the running..I finally felt safe. No lies. No shadows waiting to destroy me. Just peace. Just love.
Shadowcrest was quiet today. The patrols had doubled recently after the Galen situation, but Logan and I handled it. I knew Galen had been working for Sylvester.
Logan offered him a choice, serve Shadowcrest for real, and spy on Red Moon from the inside… or be killed. Gale
