Chapter 66 Stormhowl's Laws

• ~ Thorne ~
• The morning of the second round of the Wolfstone Trials had arrived, but I didn’t feel the rush of adrenaline or excitement I should have. Instead, I woke up feeling hollow, the events of the last few days hanging over me like a dark cloud. Elara’s confession to Ronan echoed in my head, her words cutting deeper than any wound I’d ever endured. And Soraya’s kiss, that unwelcoming intrusion, only made things worse.
• Tempest stirred within me, his usual fierceness dulled. ‘You’re losing focus,’ he growled, though even his voice lacked the sharpness I was used to. ‘We should be thinking about the trials, not this… mess.’