Chapter 102
Aurora’s POV
I could still hear the echoes of the last battle—the screams, the clash of steel, the blood that soaked the earth beneath us. Even now, the weight of it sat heavily in my chest, a constant reminder of my failure. The wind howled through the dense forest as I trudged deeper into the wilderness, each step pushing me further from the pack and from the people I loved. I knew they were worried, especially Rowan, but I needed to be alone. I needed to find a way to master the chaos within me before it consumed everything.
The forest felt ancient like it was watching me. The trees seemed to lean in, their twisted branches forming a canopy that blocked out the fading sunlight. Shadows danced on the ground as if alive, shifting with my movements. The deeper I went, the mo
