Chapter 15: Healing Stones and Broken Bonds
(Celeste's POV)
The icy wind whipped against my face as we stepped further away from Regina’s chambers. Every step felt like an uphill battle.
My legs wobbled under me, trembling with exhaustion that refused to fade. My wolf whimpered faintly, curling somewhere deep inside me, wounded and withdrawn.
Alexander walked beside me in silence.
His tall frame cast a shadow that stretched in the dim light, his white wolf lingering just under his skin, watching me closely.
I didn’t look at him. My gaze stayed fixed on the path ahead, each painful step a reminder of how far away I always felt from truly escaping.
The wolfsbane burns on my hands throbbed, each ache radiating up my arms.
The memory of Regina’s cold fingers tracing those scars sent a
