The mountains grew steeper as they traveled north. Kael moved at the front of the group, his wolf senses stretched across the forest. Behind him came Rowan, Finn, Eren, Aria, Rovan, and Lyra. No one spoke much. They didn't need to. The farther they traveled, the quieter the forest became. Not unnaturally. Simply because fewer wolves lived this far north. By late afternoon, Eren stopped. Kael immediately turned. "What?" Eren pointed toward the mountains. "There." At first, Kael saw nothing. Then he caught it. A scent. Wolves. Hundreds of them. But beneath it was something else. Something cold. Artificial. The scent of supernatural bonds. Lyra's expression tightened. "I can feel them." Aria closed her eyes. "So can I." She pointed toward a narrow passage between two cliffs. "The bonds are coming from there." Kael nodded. "Then that's where we're going." The passage narrowed until only two wolves could walk side by side. Rov
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