Eve’s POV
I had spent most of the night staring at the stars, my wolf restless under my skin, every nerve in my body alert. Even as the forest whispered softly around Blackthorn this morninf, I couldn’t shake the feeling that we were on the very edge of something far larger than any of us had imagined.
Malik joined me. He didn’t need to speak but just having him there was enough to steady the rapid beat of my heart. Dorian emerged a few moments later, his eyes scanning through the trees. The three of us stood there in quiet anticipation, a fragile unity forming amidst the tension that had gripped Blackthorn for so long.
“We need a plan,” Dorian said finally, his voice breaking the comfortable silence.
I nodded, swallowing the knot in my throat. “I can feel it everywhere, the trees, t
