Chapter 54: Pack Divide
The SilverCrest courtyard was quieter than usual. Too quiet. Aria stood beneath the frost-bitten arch of the training grounds, watching […]
The SilverCrest courtyard was quieter than usual. Too quiet. Aria stood beneath the frost-bitten arch of the training grounds, watching […]
The whispers had started the morning after the naming. Not loud. Not direct. But Aria could feel them slithering through
Kael had seen thousands of things in battle—bloodied warriors, torn earth, magical ruptures that split the sky in half. But
The night was thick with silence. Not the tense quiet of threat—but the hush of waiting. Of something sacred taking
The sun crested the hills beyond SilverCrest, gilding the courtyard in a soft, peach light. Inside the keep, no one
Aria woke gasping. Not from a nightmare—but from something real. Tangible. Her body felt too tight, her skin too hot,
It began with a scream. Not one of pain—but of warning. Aria jolted awake, heart slamming against her ribs. For
It started with a cramp. Not sharp, not sudden—but deep. A curling pressure low in Aria’s abdomen as she descended
The wind changed before the letters came. SilverCrest had always been isolated, wrapped in its own bitter politics and rigid
The summons came at dawn. A wolf’s fang wrapped in red ribbon—an ancient sign of challenge. The moment Aria saw