Chapter 56 : Duty Calls
Al's POV
The moon hung low and heavy above the mansion, draped in a halo of pale silver light that bled across the grounds. Every leaf, every stone, every breath of the night seemed sharpened beneath its glow. The air was cool and still—too still. It pressed close, humming faintly with the energy of waiting hearts.
They were here.
Watching.
Listening.
Waiting—for me.
The faint rustle of paws and boots stirred the silence as I stepped out into the clearing at the heart of the estate. Grass bent beneath my feet, slick with dew. At first, only a handful of wolves emerged—faces half-lit, eyes glinting like embers. But then, one by one, they came. Dozens more, shadows peeling from the edges of the training hall, the barracks, the patrol trails. They moved with qui
