chapter 114

The moon hung low in the night sky, throwing an eerie light over the pack's campsite. In the midst of the forest, a tension simmered as Ethan, Gabriel, and Amelia stood in a triangle of unresolved feelings. The pack's cries in the distance reflected the anxiety that had grabbed their lives.

Ethan's voice, forceful but laced with melancholy, penetrated the quiet, "We need to confront the truth, Amelia."

Amelia's eyes shimmered with unshed tears. "It's time, Ethan. But it won't be easy."

A wind rustled the leaves around them, as if even the forest was holding its breath. The truth has to be told. Amelia took a deep breath and murmured, "I'm not totally human, Ethan. I have my own destiny, and it's interwoven with yours."

Ethan's brow wrinkled. "What do you mean, Amelia?"

Amelia lifted her hand, and with a thought, her fingers changed into razor claws. The moonlight shone on her unearthly appendages. "I'm a shapeshifter, Ethan, a protector of this woodland. My fate is related to the pres