Chapter 44 – She Chooses No One
Seren’s POV
The echo of shattering chains still rang in my ears. Dust and light spun through the circle like fireflies caught in a storm, the air heavy with the pulse of something far older than me. My knees trembled, but I stood—bare, defiant, my chest heaving as I glared at the elders.
“I said no,” I whispered, though my voice carried like thunder.
The wolves around me were silent, stunned. Their world had shifted in a breath.
Kaelen stood behind me, his chains in pieces at his feet, his chest rising and falling with raw fury. Lyra, pale and wide-eyed, stared at her broken bonds as though afraid if she blinked they’d reform.
And Elder Rhylen—his face was carved stone, but his hands trembled around his staff.
“You…” His voice cracked once before he s
