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Lines That Cannot Be Crossed

Author: Rodlad
last update publish date: 2026-04-07 16:02:31

Chapter 18

POV: Liora

I did not return to the training yard after the encounter in the forest.

My feet carried me in the opposite direction, away from the noise of sparring and the watchful eyes of warriors who were beginning to notice too much. I moved through the inner paths of the pack grounds with measured steps, forcing my breathing into something steady, something controlled, even as my thoughts churned with a force I could not quiet.

Everything had changed again.

It felt as though every
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