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Chapter 37 – The Ghost in the Snow

Penulis: Tiffanie Campbell
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-09 00:27:18

Elira

Wallace led me out behind the cabin, past the garden where frost still clung to the leaves, and into the trees. The air was sharp with cold and pine, and my breath came in soft clouds.

“Right here’s fine,” he said, scanning the clearing like it could shift beneath our feet.

I glanced around. “What are we doing exactly?”

He turned to face me, arms crossed over his chest. “We’re teaching you how to vanish.”

I blinked. “Excuse me?”

He grinned faintly. “Not literally. Not yet. But if you master scent-masking? You might as well be a ghost in winter. A white wolf in the snow, and nothing for them to track. No trail. No scent. You’d be untouchable.”

“That sounds… impossible.”

“It’s not. Hard? Yes. But not impossible. The trick is knowing it’s not just about you.”

I frowned. “What do you mean?”

He stepped closer. “Most wolves fail at masking because they only do it halfway. The human part tries to suppress it, and the wolf part fights them. Because scent isn’t just smell to us—it’s powe
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