Semua Bab Moonlit Love: Bab 31 - Bab 33

The air felt heavier the next morning, as though the very forest held its breath. A fine layer of mist clung to the ground like ghostly fingers, curling around boots and paws alike. The moon — even in daylight — seemed paler, a waning eye watching from the heavens.Kate stood at the war table, fingers tracing the rivers and ridges inked into the map before her. Each marked point where Layla had been seen. Each red X where scouts had vanished.“She’s circling,” she murmured. “Testing us. Herding us.”Elias stepped beside her, rubbing the back of his neck. “Like a wolf before the strike.”“Or a shadow before the fire.”The pack was divided now — not in loyalty, but in fear. Some refused to believe that Layla, their healer, their friend, could have betrayed them. Others called for blood, demanding swift justice for Jorah and the other missing. And then there were whispers… of the Revenant.A creature born of old magic, deathless and formless. A rumor that Marcus had once tried to conjure

The forest breathed deeply under the gentle caress of spring’s early morning sun. The air was sweet with the scent of blooming wildflowers, mingling with the fresh, earthy aroma of moss and damp soil. Birds filled the canopy with song, their melodies weaving through the branches like threads of silver and gold. The world felt alive, full of promise — a sharp contrast to the darkness that had once hung over the land.Kate stood on the ridge overlooking the valley below, the soft green canopy stretching endlessly beneath a sky streaked with pastel hues. It was a place of quiet peace, the kind earned only through struggle and sacrifice. One year had passed since the pack faced the shadow of betrayal and the echo of war. The scars of those battles still marked the landscape and the hearts of those who lived here, but the wounds were healing.Beside her, Elias adjusted the sling wrapped around his shoulder. The injury had long since mended, leaving behind only a faint line in his skin — a