ROWAN “She will not stay out of this,” my wolf, Ken, said inside my mind. “When the moment comes, she will use her power. She will not stand back.”“I know,” I answered him. “And this time, I will let her.”The truth settled heavy in my chest. It scared me. It also freed me.Three years ago, I would have locked her away without hesitation. I would have told myself it was for her own safety. I would have chosen control over trust. Back then, I believed love meant shielding her from everything, even from her own choices.Now I understood something different. Protecting her did not mean limiting her. It meant standing beside her while she stepped into her strength.An hour later, I stood in the doorway of our quarters in Mooncrest Keep. Karin sat on the bed with several of Elder Nyxara’s ancient texts spread around her. The pages were worn and marked with careful notes. She was reading closely, her hand resting lightly on her stomach.She looked up when I entered. The determination in h
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