Rowan's POVThe market is unusually crowded for a midday hour. Wolves bustle from stall to stall, arms full of cloth, fresh bread, and jars of honeyed roots. None of them look at me.They part like water around a rock as I pass,stepping aside, pretending not to see me. The silence that follows me is louder than any insult.I came out today because I needed to feel air, to remember what it's like to stand under the sun. To feel like a person, not a rumor.But I regret it already.I clutch the small list in my hand,nothing special, just herbs, bread, and soap. The stall-keeper avoids eye contact as he hands me the items. I leave my change without a word.And then—“Rowan, right?”The voice is like a song, light and unexpected. I turn, startled, and find a girl smiling at me like I’m not the pack’s outcast. Like I’m just… someone.She’s all sunshine,golden curls pulled into a loose braid, freckles dusted across her cheeks, wearing a ridiculous yellow coat far too bright for spring. She g
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