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[Elara]Marcus doesn’t ask questions when he comes to pick us up. He just keeps both hands on thewheel and his eyes on the road. That’s why I trust him.The roads are still wet from the storm. Every car that passes us makes me tense up. I can’t helpit.Leo is out cold in the back seat. His head is tipped against his car seat, mouth open a little. Hedoesn’t wake up when I carry him out of the private wing. He also doesn’t wake up whenMarcus opens the door either. Thank god for that.I need space. That’s what I keep telling myself. Space from Kaelen and how he looked at me lastnight. Space from that bond still sitting heavy under my ribs, like it is waiting for me to turnaround.I leave before I can start believing all that he said. Well before I start believing all of it,especially the part where my body still remembers his weight, his voice going low when he saidhe’d keep earning my trust… that part makes me want to punch a wall.I hate that he still gets to me. I hate that so

The man in the dark coat does not waste any time. He leads us straight into the council hall and Leo stays pressed hard against my side. His little fingers dig into mine like he already knows something is wrong. The room is full. Older wolves sit in a half circle on the raised platform and every single one of them turns to look at my son.Some of them look curious. Like they just found a shiny new toy. Others look at me like I am the dirt that came with him.I stop in the middle of the floor and keep Leo close. “You said you are deciding custody. What does that mean exactly?”Lady Voss leans forward. Her voice is calm but it still makes my skin crawl. “Leo is the first dragon-wolf heir this pack has seen in generations. He has spent most of his life outside our territory, raised by a human mother with no formal recognition from Shadowclaw. That situation cannot continue.”My stomach twists so hard I almost bend over. “You did not come looking for him when he was just a child. You only

[Elara]Kaelen is still standing by the window when I walk back into the room. His shoulders are locked tight and his eyes keep drifting to the same empty spot on the wall like the vision is still playing there."It did not feel like a normal vision," he says without looking at me. "There was fire. A dark room. Someone standing near the flames. A voice chanting words I couldn’t understand but I couldn’t make out the face."I stop a few feet away from him. "I saw it too."His head snaps toward me. For a second he just stares, like he is trying to decide if he heard me right."You saw the same thing?""Fire. Dark room. Someone in front of the flames. That same voice speaking words that did not make sense. But the face stayed hidden." I cross my arms because I need something to do with my hands. "I felt it through the bond the second you did."Kaelen’s jaw works once. The air between us gets heavier. He does not look relieved. He looks more disturbed than before."That changes everything