The Last Wolf Princess

been whispering down the hallway, their voices low, the tension almost palpable through the thin walls. "We can't let her find out,

Slowly, her unease gave way to sleep, but the shadows in her thoughts seemed to pu

so high above that the ceiling was lost in darkness. The air felt heavy, suffused with an ancient energy that pulsed with a strange, silent warning

of the room burst open with a resounding clang. Shadows poured in, taking the shape of menacing figures moving toward her with swift, predat

le a woman beside him stood defiant, her stance fierce and unyielding as she faced the attackers. Lila tried to see their faces, but they were blurred, shadows hiding thei

ting through her bones. The woman turned toward her, urg

oor. She reached out to the pair, her mouth opening in a silent plea, but fear gripped her throat, rendering her voiceless. Her entire b

glinting with a feral hunger. Lila's scream tore throug

of the nightmare clung to her, shadows lingering in her mind like imprints of something she couldn't shake

d, their expressions mirroring the concern that tightened her chest. They crossed the room quickly,

mind struggling to separate dream from reality. The memory of the castle, the figures shielding her, and th

on the blanket, his voice soft yet solid. "Y

agination. Yet Ethan's voice, calm and familiar, pulled her back to the present, anchoring he

ng in her chest. The word slipped from her lips almost unconsciously, a

e line. But Maria's arms only tightened around her, her voice wa

o Maria's embrace, feeling a sense of safety that began to chip away at the dark tendrils of her ni

ords. They spoke about the weekend plans, Lucy and Nate's laughter, and the life that filled the house with warmth. Their

er back into a tentative sleep. The lingering memories of the castle, the figures, and the rogues faded, replaced by the w

iet of the night. The sound sent her heart into a wild, panicked rhythm, cold dread pooling in her stomach. It was the s

ing softly, oblivious to the sound that had shaken her to her core. Silence fell again, heavy and ominou