The clearing was silent, but the tension didn’t fade.The silver light had vanished from my skin, leaving only the echo of its warmth and the pounding rhythm of my heart. Every wolf around me—Kael, Ronan, Lyra, the High Circle observers—stood frozen, as though waiting for some unseen signal.I lowered my arms slowly, glancing at the empty space where the Hollow had dissolved. The ash had drifted away with the wind, leaving nothing behind except the lingering echo of its twisted howl. But I felt it. The power hadn’t gone. It had merely shifted. Somewhere, it had found a new anchor.Ronan’s eyes scanned the treeline nervously. “It’s gone… for now,” he said cautiously, voice low.I shook my head. “It’s not gone. It just… left. For now.”Kael’s gray eyes met mine. Cold. Sharp. Burning with something I couldn’t quite place. Anger? Fear? Recognition? I wasn’t sure. “You led it here,” he said, voice clipped. “Do you have any idea what you’ve done?”“I didn’t lead it,” I replied firmly. “It f
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