Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Beast
"And right now, being invisible is the only way we stay alive."
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### The Exodus
We left the Capital that evening. We didn't take gold or silk. We took seeds, blankets, and every scrap of history we could carry. Thousands of wolves marched in a silent line, leaving the "Modern World" behind and heading into the wilderness.
I looked back one last time. The Capital, the city of my birth and my pain, was a dark silhouette against the bleeding moons. The black wall was a ruin.
But as the last of our line crossed the mountain pass, a small, red light blinked on the horizon.