Eliose:
The pack grounds felt different this morning.
It was threatening, but it felt more exposed.
Last night, everything spiked differently, and I understood that what happened had defined a lot more than I was going to be willing to admit… than any of them was willing to truly admit.
But it was less hostile than it was earlier, and I knew that I had managed to gain something that would have been difficult had last night played differently… it was trust. And that was not an easy thing to earn in a world of wolves.
I had learned long ago that reacting to every stare only gave people something to feed on.
Still, I stayed aware. That was a lesson that I learned way longer than I would have wanted to admit when, but it came in handy in situations like this one.
I moved along the o
