Lyra didn’t think.
Not this time.
The moment the words settled—
He’s leaving. Not alone.
She moved.
Fast.
“Lyra—”
Kael’s voice came from behind her, but she didn’t stop.
Couldn’t.
Her heart was already racing ahead of her, her thoughts catching up too late as her feet carried her toward the main gate.
You can still catch them.
The words echoed in her mind.
And suddenly—
That was all that mattered.
She pushed past a few pack members, barely registering their voices, their looks, their confusion.
“Where are they?” she asked one of them quickly.
“They just—”
But she didn’t wait for the full answer.
Because she saw it.
At the edge of the clearing.
Near the gate.
Daniel.
Her breath caught sharply.
He stood beside a woman she didn’t recognize.
Composed.
Elegant.
Calm in
