Chapter 56

Kaelen

The screen door banged behind me, rattling on its hinges, but I didn’t slow. The night hit me like smoke and lightning, cool air dragging against skin that already burned. Maren’s scent—wild earth and something sharp I couldn’t name—pulled me forward, sharper than any alarm bell. She was storming across the yard, shoulders stiff, claws glinting in the moonlight. Half-shift. Dangerous. Beaut