Chapter 40:
FRACTURED BONDS
Victory at the Shadowborn’s valley stronghold must have felt like a triumph. We had scattered their forces, weakened their maintenance, and sent their chief retreating into the shadows. But as we returned to the pack, exhaustion settled over me like a heavy cloak. Something didn’t sense right. The electricity of the Heart of the Moon pulsed faintly inside me, erratic and uneven, love it became caution me of an unseen chance.
Ethan turned into me by means of my aspect as usual, his hand brushing towards mine as we walked via the wooded area. But even he seemed quieter than common. His fierce willpower was nonetheless there, but I should see the toll the battles have been taking on him. On all and sundry.
The pack greeted us with careful remedy. They we
