The stench of scorched earth still clung to Talon’s skin.They had barely made it back to the stronghold before the sky turned grey with smoke, and already, the war room was alive with shouting voices, pacing footsteps, and the tense energy of a pack on the edge. Yet all Talon could see was her.Amelia.She stood near the window, eyes on the horizon as though she could see past the mountains, past the storm rolling in. Her arms were folded, her shoulders tight, but her presence felt more distant than ever.Kael had touched something inside her. Not physically, but deeply. Talon could feel it, even now, like a thread had frayed in the tether between them."She should rest," Dimitri muttered beside him. "She looks like she hasn't slept in days.""She hasn’t," Talon replied quietly.She hadn’t eaten either. Not properly. Not since Kael.Charles entered the room moments later, bruised but upright. The moment he looked at Amelia, Talon's hackles rose."How is she?" Charles asked, addressin
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