The Wolf Who Chose Me
The stars were coming back.
Not in a rush—just flickers, cautious pulses, like they were testing the air, trying to decide if it was safe to shine again. Each silver spark stitched a piece of the sky together, soft and slow, like the world was remembering how to breathe.
Azriel walked at the front, quiet, steady. The Remembered followed behind him—dozens of them, maybe more, their white-lit eyes glowing like distant lanterns. They didn’t speak. They didn’t carry weapons. They didn’t need to.