Chapter 24 Silence In The Pines

• The sky was just beginning to lighten when Ivy and Kael crossed the river into mountain territory. Mist clung to the ground, curling around their boots and swirling with each step like it carried whispers. They moved swiftly, silent and alert, following the trail northward toward the Grayfang Pack’s borders.
• Ivy kept her senses sharp. Every snapping twig or shift in the wind made her nerves twitch. The bond between her and Kael pulsed steadily, keeping her grounded, but something in the forest felt... wrong.
• Too still.