For the first time in years, I was traveling toward Ironfang without running from anyone.I sat quietly in the carriage, watching the mountains disappear behind us.Kael rode beside the carriage.My mother sat across from me.Around us were wolves from different packs, former rogues, bloodline families, and warriors who had fought beside us.No one was chasing us.No one was hunting me.Still, I kept waiting for something to go wrong.My mother noticed.“You're quiet.”“I keep expecting someone to attack us.”She smiled sadly.“You've spent too long surviving.”“I don't know how to stop.”Kael's voice came from outside.“You don't have to stop today.”I looked through the carriage window.He was riding beside me.“You heard that?”“I hear everything.”I smiled faintly.“That sounds like an Alpha problem.”“It is.”My mother laughed softly.For a moment, everything felt normal.Then one of the former rogues riding behind us called out.“Nyra!”I turned.He pointed ahead.“Ironfang.”My
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