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 .

feels louder than the

forest leaves rustling , crickets chirping are gone ,

me , her face pale but

this , she says softly , her eyes scanning the horizon

is dead silent in their shocked

show she is brave with a pale yet firm face

, she says

her , eyes keen

hesitates before speaking

a place among them , she

I refused .

at nothing to reclaim what they

hang in the air , heavier with the sense of confession and an unseen gale across each

face is a mask

about that , she says clear

, what awaits

a deadweight on his shoulders

think up some kind of plan

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