Chapter 36: The Gathering Storm
The days that followed blurred together in a strange dance of stillness and dread. Adrian and Kai stayed hidden deep in the woods, the world beyond the trees becoming something distant, almost unreal. The cabin became their universe a fragile, precious bubble where Kai tried to heal and Adrian tried not to fall apart. Kai spent hours sitting by the window, staring into the woods, as if expecting the shadows to spit out another enemy. Adrian, ever the protector, never strayed far from his side. Not even for a second. But even in the quiet, the storm kept brewing. One night, the sky rumbled low and long like a growl, and Kai finally broke the silence between them. “They’re gathering, aren’t they?” he asked, voice steady but soft. Adrian nodded grimly. “The vampires, the old wolves… may
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