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The car ride was mostly quiet, save for the occasional sigh or the rustling of pages as Alex flipped through the book we had retrieved from the library.

Isaiah drove, gripping the wheel with ease, while I sat in the passenger seat. The wind rushed through the slightly cracked window, carrying the scent of damp earth

and pine.

Austin sat in the middle, a permanent scowl on his face. "Remind me again why I have to sit here?"

Alex smirked. "Because you're the youngest."

Austin rolled his eyes. "By minutes."

Elijah, who had been silent for most of the journey, finally spoke. "Stop

complaining." His voice was gruff, but hearing him say anything at all was a relief.

It hadn't even been a full day since he found out his parents didn't make it.

Now, not only was he forced to face the devastation of losing his family, but he was also thrust into the role of Alpha.

I kept sneaking glances at him through the rearview mirror. He looked lost, his mind miles away.

I wanted to say something. Do something. But what could I possibly say? There were no words that could take away that kind of

pain.

So I sat there, watching him silently, hoping that when the time came, he would let me be there for him.

Alex's voice finally broke the silence.

"Who even hides a map behind a book of fairy tales?" He was flipping through the book we had taken from the library, his brows furrowed in frustration.

I shrugged. "I guess it's the last place someone would think to look."

Austin leaned forward, peering over his twin's shoulder. "Maybe the book wasn't just a fairy tale. What if all the stories in here were based on real things?"

Alex snorted. "Yeah, sure. And next, you're gonna tell me the boogeyman is real." Isaiah smirked. “With everything we've seen, would that really be surprising?" That shut Alex up.

I reached over, flipping a few pages back to the section with the map The faded ink made it difficult to read, but the markings were clear enough.

The Whispering Willows were deep in a dense part of the forest, a place that seemed to be completely cut off from everything else.

was eerie

Austin had said back

goes there. It's...

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like

animal sounds. But

shiver ran

voice pulled

riddle actually talks about

before answering.

was supposed to be legendary, but there had to be truth behind the stories. If we were going to find it before the Shadow Weaver did, we had to believe that this map led somewhere

we're not following a children's

Arrival at the Town

we

everyone. The buildings were old, but well-maintained, their wooden structures standing against the

was something...

it, but the entire town had this lingering heaviness. Maybe it was the knowledge that the

was the fact that we didn't belong

a gas station

seatbelt. "We need information. Austin,

scowled. "And

people into

and even Isaiah let out a

grumbled something under his breath before hopping out of

the mini-mart, I decided to stretch

stepped out, and the scent of pine

with the usual-snacks, drinks, and random travel supplies. The place smelled of coffee and something fried, and the floor creaked slightly as I

my way toward the counter where Austin was already

counter was older, his graying beard making him look wise, but

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His eyes held suspicion.

blamed him. Packs had been getting attacked, and we

forest.

wary

the social one, leaned against the counter with an easy grin. "So, the Whispering

immediately. "Most of them

ago."