CHAPTER 21: CHASING AFTER THE TRUTH
The moon was high, veiled behind thin clouds that moved like secrets across the night sky.
Gaby moved like a shadow through the forest’s edge—quick-footed, silent. Her cloak fluttered behind her like a phantom, blending into the trees.
She didn’t stop until she reached the old hunting lodge near the riverbend—half-forgotten, moss-covered, and cloaked in silence.
This was where she'd sent word.
A name she hadn’t spoken in years.
A name Catleya once trusted when no one else could be trusted.
The rusted door creaked open before she could knock.
“Still a ghost, aren’t you?”
The voice was gravel and moonlight.
Gaby’s eyes narrowed. “You’re late.”
A man stepped forward, taller than she remembered, but the same sharp features—the same wolf’s eyes tha
