Chapter 159

*Lyra*

The moon hung low in the sky, casting silver beams across the forest floor. Each step I took felt heavier than the last, my boots sinking into damp earth as I slipped past the outer patrols of the pack’s border.

The shadows danced around me, stretching long and jagged, and for the first time in a long time, I felt completely alone.

I hated it.

It reminded me too much of the last time I had