Chapter 38 – The Edge of ShadowsThe cells beneath the fortress reeked of damp stone and iron. Torches sputtered in the walls, their flames painting the corridor in uneven strokes of light and shadow. The air was thick, heavy with the weight of fear, and the scent of blood.Raven descended the stairs slowly, each step deliberate. Luca followed close behind, his expression cold and unreadable. Ragnar trailed them, his jaw set, though his eyes darted around the prison as though measuring it, cataloguing every chain, every door, every exit.Two wolves knelt in the deepest cell. The scout who had been caught whispering to the council, and the one who had lunged to silence him. Both bound, both bloodied. Their eyes followed Raven as though she were death itself.“Leave us,” Raven ordered.The guards hesitated, until Luca’s glare cut them down to size. With a bow, they left, sealing the heavy iron door behind them.Now it was only Raven, Luca, Ragnar, and the traitors.She stepped fo
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