Kieran P.O.V
Moonshadow territory felt nothing like home.
The air was thicker here, threaded with layers of magic that sat under the skin instead of on it. The trees grew closer together, their trunks marked with faint, old sigils that only half-caught the light. Every step we took behind Alpha Solas felt like walking deeper into someone else’s heartbeat.
Shade paced inside my mind, restless.
She lives here, he said quietly. This land knows her feet. Her magic.
My mark throbbed in agreement under my sleeve. I curled my fingers into a fist to keep them from shaking.
Solas led us along a worn path that wove between training fields and low buildings. Wolves moved in the distance—sparring, patrolling, carrying crates—but every head turned as we passed. Warriors straightened. Trainees sti
