Chapter 14: Ungrateful Little Wolf
(Celeste's POV)
The path to the Sacred Moon’s warrior training grounds stretched endlessly ahead.
The air felt heavier here, charged with authority and dominance. Unseen currents of power swirled through the cold, amplifying the weight pressing against my chest.
My wolf cowered, her weakened presence trembling under the oppressive auras filling the space.
I had never been here.
Even after four years in prison, these grounds felt as foreign as they did familiar. The suffocating power exuding from the wolves stationed along the perimeter triggered memories I had buried deep.
My scarred hands throbbed as though the silver burns etched into my skin recoiled at the company of royalty.
My lips parted slightly, exhaling a breath I hadn’t realized I was
