Willow’s POVI stood at the edge of the garden for a long time, staring at the vines like they might do something again if I watched long enough.They didn’t.They just sat there, ordinary and still, the same rows I had knelt in a hundred times before, tending them with my own hands. The garden looked exactly the way it always had, peaceful and quiet, like nothing had happened at all.I almost convinced myself I had imagined it.The battle was still going on somewhere beyond the walls, but the sounds had shifted. It was not quieter and farther. I forced myself to move, glancing back once at the vines before stepping through the door.The scene outside was nothing like the one I had run from.The chaos had eased, though it hadn’t ended completely.Small groups of Blood Moon warriors moved through the grounds, chasing down the remaining rogues, while others carried wounded pack members toward the clinic, their faces stained with blood and dirt. Bodies littered in every direction, and th
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