Rosie's Bloom
When the scout was gone, James leaned close.
“They’re calling it the Luna’s doing,” he said quietly. “Some of the elders think her power’s bleeding into the coast.”
“She hasn’t been near the coast,” I said.
“Power doesn’t need distance,” he replied.
I could have silenced him for the way he said her, but he wasn’t wrong.
The air itself had changed since the coronation. Torches burned lower, wolves slept less. The whole pack walked as if listening for something under their feet.
I dismissed him and stepped outside.
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