The air in the estate remained thick with tension long after the mysterious woman disappeared into the shadows. The pack was restless, their instincts on edge as they tried to make sense of what had just happened. But for Lily, the weight of her words lingered, heavy and suffocating.
The darkness that sleeps inside you is waking. And when it does, there will be no stopping it.
Lily sat in her room, her back pressed against the wall as she tried to steady her breathing. Her chest felt tight, her mind spinning with the impossible weight of what the woman had said. The darkness inside her—the power she had been so afraid of—was growing, threatening to consume her. She had always believed that with enough training, enough discipline, she could control it. But now… now she wasn’t so sure.
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