Black Claw: Bound by Fate
But this morning, while the sound of the boys’ bickering carried through the thawing air, the act of sewing felt more like penance.
Donovan had returned first from the all-night patrol, jaw flexed so hard the veins stood out along his neck. He waited at the threshold, boots muddy, until Elena finally acknowledged him.
“Bad?” she asked, too weary for the right euphemism.
“Worse,” he said. “Another deer, torn apart and left.” His face twisted with contempt. “No wolf did that.”
Damon was limping behind, eyes gone pale in the aftermath of a shift. “Not even a clean kill,” he muttered, and Elena could hear the bile in it, the personal offense taken at the rogue’s lack of respect.
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