Chapter 58 A Gift To Remember

• ~ Elara ~
• The crisp morning air was biting, but it was the only thing that helped me feel grounded. The packhouse was still quiet as I made my way to the training grounds, hoping to clear my head. I had woken up restless, my mind buzzing with thoughts I couldn’t quite shake. The last few days had been overwhelming with Thorne, the tension with the pack, everything about my situation seemed to spiral out of control.
• I had to admit, last night had shaken me. The way Thorne had looked at me, the vulnerability in his eyes, the weight of the bond between us pulling at me - it was all too much. I wasn’t ready for any of it, but the bond didn’t care about readiness. It just existed, making things infinitely more complicated.