Chapter 252

• Sabine POV
• I barely spoke for the rest of the day.
• My thoughts wouldn’t leave Stéphane his body bound in chains, the inevitability of his execution looping through my mind no matter how hard I tried to stop it. Maurice noticed my silence almost immediately. He kept checking in on me, asking if I was feeling all right, his concern gentle but persistent. At one point, he told me we would be leaving in the morning. Somewhere close to Aurélie’s pack, he said. A place where I’d have the space I needed to connect with my wolf side.