*** Lyra ***
Why do I suddenly have the urge to go out?
These past weeks have been maddening. Everything feels so draining. I’m losing my grip—losing sight of why I stayed back in the first place.
When the house finally fell silent and everyone had turned in for the night, I slipped out through the back door. The guards were on high alert, stationed at every entrance. I couldn’t afford to be seen.
Just a night walk, I told myself. Nothing more.
But my wolf stirred restlessly.
"Something’s not right, Lyra. I think we should go back," Amira warned.
I paused at the edge of the woods, glancing back over my shoulder at the mansion. The lights were all out. No one would notice I was gone.
I was wrong. Someone was very much awake.
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"She just left the house. I don’t know how she g
