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It was true. I was five days away from everything I’d spent my life working toward. Soon, we could start building our ideal pack and bring peace. I could deal with the extraneous things, like the Wargs’ council and Troy, once I had everything in my hands. I was too close to let things slip through my fingers again.

Chapter 28

Bryn

After hugging Dom and kissing Night goodbye, I took the drawings to the elders’ cabin. It was much shorter to walk in a straight line through the forest than follow the compound’s curving path. In about half a mile, the trees would give way to the elders’ cabin, and I decided it was worth being out of public sight for a few minutes if it reduced my travel time.

It was shaping up to be a bizarre day, but at least I felt more certain about everything. Night seemed confident that the challenge would work out. I needed to have faith that he knew what he was doing, but I’d never be able to let go of my worry for him.

Was this what it had been like for Night to wa