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Chapter 23: The Breaking Point
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2025-01-17 21:34:25The air in the clearing still clung to the echoes of the rogue’s final words. His cryptic message had left a strange weight between Isla and me, a tension we couldn't shake. The prophecy was no longer a far-off myth—it was real. It was happening. And there was no escaping it.
I led Isla back toward the woods' edge, my senses stretched thin, alert for any signs of danger. The night felt different now, charged with something ancient and powerful. As we reached the trail that would take us back to the pack’s territory, the silence seemed almost oppressive, as if the very trees were holding their breath.
"Are we really going to let him go?" Isla’s voice broke through the stillness, her words laced with an edge of frustration. "He’s dangerous. I’ve seen the way these rogues work. If we leave him alive, we’re just asking for trouble."
I glanced at her, finding a flicker of the determination I admired so much in her. "You’re right," I said quietly. "But I couldn’t kill
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