Marked by fate
He’ll let his feelings be known once we know the outcome.
The hours tick by, and still nothing. I try calling Elwin, but it just rings and rings. My heart slowly sinks. Surely Luca’s pack hasn’t gotten this strong. Surely, they haven’t wiped out three hundred wolves?
By 9pm Ren and I are sitting next to Illian, nursing large tumblers of whiskey. The complete silence of the day has finally sunk in. We’ve failed—spectacularly.
Suddenly, the door slams open and in walks Elwin with two other warriors, Kenneth and Brax. I sit up, my whiskey sloshing over the rim of my glass. Ceraon is instantly alert in my mind.