The Alpha’s Scarred Healer
I couldn't survive another confrontation tonight.
The library felt different in the dead of night. The recessed lights cast a pale glow over the shelves, leaving the narrow aisles wrapped in long shadows. Tablets rested silently in their charging docks, their dark screens reflecting the light whenever I passed. The air was cool and still, carrying the familiar scent of old paper, dried herbs, and the faint metallic trace of electronics. I moved deeper into the stacks, my footsteps echoing softly across the polished stone floor. With every step, my tote bag seemed to grow a little heavier against my side.