Chapter 218 PIPER The packhouse is a mess of changing paws and low murmurs , tension weighs upon my chest , heavy as any weight Ive ever tried to heave and couldnt shake .

Auroras sharp command cuts through chaos , and for a moment , everyone is still .

Prepare for defense , she says , firm and unyielding .

No one leaves the territory until we know what were dealing with .

I stood at the edge of the room , my claws pressed into the wood of a window frame .

Outside , fog thickens , curling and twisting around itself almost as if alive .

This isnt natural , Dane says from behind me .

The metallic ring of his blade emerging from their sheath immediately follows .

I dont need him to tell me that .

The way the mist moves , its like its alive watching , waiting .

outside feels louder than the noise

usual sounds of the forest leaves rustling , crickets chirping are gone , swallowed

steps beside me , her face pale but determined

through this , she says softly , her eyes scanning the horizon

218 2/2 The Packhouse is dead silent in their shocked

among them to show she is brave with a pale yet

to tell you all something , she says , her voice

to her , eyes keen

? Eira hesitates

a place among

I refused .

at nothing to reclaim what they believe

the sense of confession and an unseen gale across each one of us

face is a mask

, she says clear as

now , what

, who since Callen fell as a deadweight

up some kind of plan

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