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The Man I Buried Chapter 27
Rowan POV No one moved. Not for a long time.The clearing stayed frozen in that heavy, unbearable silence, every eye fixed on Lyra as if waiting for something to shift—something to break.But it didn’t. Not at first.She stood exactly where she had been when the words were spoken. Shoulders straight. Hands still. Eyes empty.Too empty.Elder Sarin hadn’t moved either. Neither had Kira. No one dared step forward, not with the way Lyra held herself—like one wrong touch would shatter her completely.Then—She blinked.It was small.Barely noticeable.But I saw it.And suddenly, everything changed.Her chest rose sharply, like she had just remembered how to breathe. Her fingers twitched at her sides. The rigid stillness cracked—just enough to let something through.A sound followed.It was soft and broken.“…No.”The word barely carried.But it cut through the clearing sharper than any scream.Kira stepped forward immediately. “Lyra—”But this time, Sarin didn’t stop her.Because Lyra w
The Man I Buried Chapter 26
Rowan POV I knew what grief looked like.I had seen it on battlefields—raw, unfiltered, tearing through people with no warning. I had seen it in the aftermath, when silence settled heavier than any war cry.But this—This was different.This was a whole pack holding its breath.Waiting for one truth to either break them… or let them breathe again.I stood near the edge of the clearing, watching as the last group approached from the northern path. Smaller than the others. Slower.Heavier.There was no talking among them.No quiet exchanges.Just the sound of boots against dirt and the low creak of wood beneath weight.They were carrying something.No.Someone.The moment they stepped fully into the clearing, the air shifted.People felt it.Even before they saw.Even before they understood.Lyra stood at the center of it all.Still.Completely still.She hadn’t moved since the last group passed through. Not when the names were called. Not when others broke. Not when the first waves of
The Man I Buried Chapter 25
Lyra POV The morning felt wrong.There was no other way to describe it.Not quieter.Just… off.I stood by the window in the Alpha house, fingers resting lightly against the wooden frame as I looked out over the village. The sky was pale, almost colorless, and the usual early movement felt strained—forced into routine rather than flowing naturally.Something was coming.I felt it before I saw it.A tightening in my chest. A strange stillness in the air.The kind that presses in on your lungs without warning.The bond—It was there.But faint.Too faint.“Lyra?”Kira’s voice came from behind me, soft, uncertain.I didn’t turn.“Something’s wrong,” I said quietly.She stepped closer. “It’s just the tension—”“No.” My voice sharpened slightly. “This is different.”And then—I saw them.At the far edge of the village.A group approaching.Not a full unit.My breath caught.They weren’t walking like warriors coming home.They were slower.Heavier.Carrying something.No—Carrying people.
The Man I Buried Chapter 24
Lyra POV The first rumor came at dawn.Quiet and sudden.Almost like it was afraid to be heard.“They lost some on the northern edge…”I didn’t hear who said it.Didn’t see where it started.But it moved.Through the village.From one whispered conversation to another.From the water well to the storage hall.From the training grounds to the council clearing.Casualties.The word never fully formed on anyone’s lips.But it settled anyway.Heavy. Unwelcome. Real.I stood near the supply tables, hands still, listening without looking like I was listening. That had become a skill now—appearing calm while every sense stayed alert.“They said it was an ambush…”“Not confirmed—”“My cousin is in that unit—”“Don’t start that—”I exhaled slowly.Rumors.Not facts.But in war…Rumors rarely came from nothing.The bond in my chest pulsed faintly.Kael.Distant.Still there.Still alive.I clung to that.“Lyra.”I turned.Kira stood behind me.Her face was tight.Not panicked.But close.“You
The Man I Buried Chapter 23
Rowan POV War always changed the rhythm of a pack.Not just on the battlefield—but here, in the spaces left behind.I saw it the moment I stepped into the village again.The noise was different.Quieter. Controlled.Where there should have been laughter, there were hushed conversations. Where warriors once filled the training grounds, there were smaller groups—young wolves, elders, and women moving with purpose.Holding everything together.I adjusted the strap of my cloak as I crossed the village center, taking it all in. My pack had sent me here as support when tensions first rose, but now that war had been declared…I wasn’t just an observer anymore.I was needed.“Rowan.”I turned.Elder Sarin approached, his steps slow but steady, eyes sharp as ever.“You’ve seen the situation,” he said.“I have.”“And?”“It’s stable,” I replied. “But only because they’re forcing it to be.”A faint nod.“Correct.”His gaze shifted across the village.“They need structure. Reinforcement. Quiet le
The Man I Buried Chapter 22
Lyra POV The silence after they left was the worst part.Not the loud kind of silence—the empty, echoing kind.The kind that lingers in spaces that were once filled.I stood at the edge of the clearing long after the last line of warriors disappeared into the forest. The dust from their steps had settled. The sound of movement had faded.But the absence they left behind…That stayed.The bond between Kael and me stretched thin now. Not broken—never that—but distant. Like a thread pulled tight between two points too far apart.Still there.Still alive.But quieter.And that terrified me more than anything.“Lyra.”I didn’t turn immediately.I knew that voice.Elder Sarin stepped beside me, his presence calm, steady as always.“They’ve gone,” he said gently.“I know.”“You can’t stand here all day.”I swallowed.“I know.”But my feet didn’t move.Because if I left—It would feel real.Fully real.War.Separation.The possibility of loss.Elder Sarin didn’t push me.He simply stood ther
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