Twilight Beast.

Point o

ness. I stumbled, desperate for the fresh air outside, but my legs felt weak. After waiting a few minutes to regain s

?" she asked, her ey

ttered, already we

to run?" Her words felt

" I shot back, irritat

" she answered w

r I want to, right?" I asked, nar

plied, withou

t going to sto

ated. "Just do

the sky wanted to burn away the shadows inside me. I moved toward the forest, letting the quietness of nature surround me. Step after step, memories

them away. Out here, in this quiet, there was no one to

I turned and met the piercing green eyes of the ma

e?" I challenged him. "And

ed, his voice calm.

treat. "They'll kill you if you go back to them," he sa

e," I mumbled, the words feel

to face the truth that had lingered, unspoken, betw

weight of his words. Every reminder of my past, every tender moment, now felt po

myself than to him, clinging to the idea,

rm loosened, and his fingers brushed my hand, a small, grounding touch. "They

distant birds. His words settled deep within me, unraveling the last threads of my denia

exposed. "Then what do I do?" I

ening. "You start over," he replie

re that had no connection to my past. But Vuk's presence, his unspoken pro

when Rose came to save me?" I as

low and serious. "When I came and saw that you were human, raised by them as if you were on

I needed to understand why they kept you alive

heek. "Do the Vorant eat werewolf shifters too?" I aske

ut it's easier for the

and started walking again, aimlessly, tryi

oing now?" he as

aid," I muttered. "Eighteen years..

id with a bluntness that stung. "But they'

eing him, searching for answer

e for humans. I won't let them kill you. You can stay here until we fig

st trust you after meeting your peop

holding my gaze. "But

It was as if there was an invisible pull drawing me closer. Vuk noticed my hesitatio

rmured. "And when they do, they'l

s gaze held mine, deep and endless, like I could lose myself in them completely. Just as quickly, I broke the cont

're tired and weak," he said, his voice a steady

ng I'd left in anger. I didn't resi

ll," he said softly as he

, letting the door close behind me. Exhaustion washed over me, and I wel