The battle was over. Selena was gone, consumed by the darkness that had claimed her, vanished into the earth as though she had never been. Aria stood in the center of the ruined keep, the blade blazing at her hip, the silence pressing against her ears like water. Around her, her wolves moved through the aftermath, tending the wounded, counting the dead, searching for enemies who had already fled.Logan was beside her, his hand in hers, his presence a steady anchor in the storm of her thoughts. He did not speak. There was nothing to say. They had won, but victory felt like ash.She walked through the camp as the sun set, speaking to the wolves who had fought beside her, thanking them, remembering them. She found Greer at the edge of the healers’ tent, her arm bound, her eyes bright with exhaustion and relief. Viktor sat with his outcasts, his missing fingers wrapped around a cup of bitter tea, his laugh like breaking stone. Mira worked through the wounded, her hands steady, her voice c
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