Zara's POVI quickly threw on my clothes, my hands still shaky from the interrupted moment, while Ike waited patiently by the door. We left the room together, stepping into the hallway, the tension from our unfinished encounter mixing with the annoyance bubbling inside me."I wonder what this is about now," I said, my voice laced with irritation. "I wish we could send her back or something.""For now, we can't," Ike replied, his tone calm but firm, like he was trying to steady us both. "But once we figure out who the shadow wolf is or if there is even a shadow wolf this time, I would personally send her back to red peak."Zara nodded.When we reached the courtyard, I froze in my tracks. Kali stood huddled in a corner, trembling violently, her dress stained with dark, sticky blood that smeared across the fabric like a nightmare. Her hands were covered in it too, red and glistening under the light. Panic surged through me, my heart dropping. Oh Goddess, what had happened to her?But th
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