☽ Nyra ☾ I wasn’t even surprised when Lucan asked me to take him to the cave. He was curious. He wanted to see it for himself. And I couldn’t blame him. My own curiosity had led me to the cave before I was truly ready. We agreed to leave in the early morning hours before the pack fully woke. I barely slept as I kept replaying everything in my mind on a loop. When Lucan knocked on my door, I realized it was time. Neither of us said a word as we quietly left the cabin and headed into the forest. It was strange because the deeper we went, the quieter it became. The wind was still. The birds quiet. Not a sound touched us as we walked closer and closer to the cave. And it was the faint silver at the edge of my vision that guided me like a thread. When the ravine opened ahead, Lucan slowed. I p

