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Chapter 48: The Wolves Without Chains

Author: Levanter
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-30 09:29:42

The dawn after his howl felt different.

Not colder. Not quieter.

Just heavier—like the air itself remembered his name and refused to let it go.

Kaelus’s presence had faded with the night, yet it lingered in the bones of the forest. Every branch seemed to lean toward the east, as if waiting for the storm to return.

But I didn’t.

I was done waiting for him.

We had work to do.

***

"Spread them out," I said, my voice cutting through the fog. "Pairs first. No one moves alone."

The rogues obeyed slowly—hesitant, uncertain. They weren’t used to commands that didn’t come with a snarl or a threat. Their bodies moved with instinct, not discipline. Every gesture carried the ghost of survival, not unity.

Julian and Cassian exchanged a glance but didn’t interfere. They knew better than to interrupt when I was building something new.

I stepped between the scattered wolves, watching the way they moved.

A young male with dark fur limped as he tried to shift back to human form. A silver-eyed female ke
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