Theon’s mother, Nana, doesn’t wait for a signal. She’s already moving before the walls shake again.Smoke bleeds through the cracks in the distant sky. Screams and growls echo over the ridge. But here, inside the old eastern wing of the NorthHill packhouse, Nana’s voice is the only sound the pack members follow.“Stay close,” she says, her voice low but firm, one hand raised to guide, the other clutching the ancient key she hasn’t used in thirty years. “No talking. No stopping. If you hear anything, ignore it.”Behind her, a crowd of pack members—women, pups, elders—shuffle as quietly as they can through the narrow hallway. Fear hangs over them, thick and quiet like fog. No one dares cry. Even the youngest hold their breath.Nana doesn’t flinch. Her footsteps are steady, silent.She leads them past the old war chamber, through a narrow corridor long sealed with debris. Years ago, Theon had asked why this side of the estate remained untouched. She had given him a simple answer: some do
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