C24 The Echo of Shadows

The night after the attack didn’t bring peace. It brought silence heavy, suffocating silence that clung to the camp like mist. The fires had died down, but the scent of smoke still lingered in the air, mingling with blood and wet earth. Every wolf in the Shadowfang pack felt it the tension that came after battle, when victory felt more like a warning than relief.

Selene couldn’t sleep