I stepped out into the night, the cool air brushing against my skin, the soft glow of the lanterns casting long shadows across the courtyard. The stone paths stretched out before me, silent and serene, and I felt a strange calm as I breathed it all in. The world at night in the Moon Pack grounds felt alive but strangely empty, as if the darkness itself was watching.
“Ma, do you want me to go with you?” Ava’s voice came softly from behind me.
“I just want to walk a bit,” I said, closing the door behind me. The weight of the day still clung to me, the training, Kael’s presence, everything swirling in my mind. I wanted a moment to breathe, to see the pack under the quiet of night.
As I turned to admire the moonlight on the pillars and the glint of silver in the walls, a voice behind me fro
