The wedding was planned for midsummer.
Aurora spent weeks preparing—choosing flowers that matched the sunset, designing a dress that flowed like water, dreaming of a future with Rylan that stretched out before her like an endless golden road. The entire camp buzzed with excitement. It would be the first hybrid-wolf union since Lena and Kael, and everyone wanted to be part of it.
"She's so happy," Mira observed, watching Aurora dance through the preparations. Her laughter echoed across the camp, bright and infectious. "It's beautiful."
"It is." Lena smiled, but something in her chest felt tight. "But I remember being that happy. And I remember how quickly it can change."
Mira's face sobered. "You think something will go wrong?"
"I hope not." Lena's voice was quiet. "But I've learned to
