Adeline POV
I arrived at the cub school earlier than planned. The morning air still held the sharp chill of dawn, and the courtyard carried the hums of young wolves shuffling in clusters. I kept my hood low and my coat fastened, careful to maintain the same neutral aura I used this morning. Today, I wasn't here to meddle with anyone. I was just another visiting healer doing her rotation.
The pastries were still warm inside the insulated bag against my palm. They were ordinary herbal blends, trimmed down to something any competent healer could have made. I had to keep up appearance that it was the mixture that healed her. Even a trace of my bloodline at play risked exposure I had worked so hard to bury.
Myra had been fragile since the medication incident. Even though her condition had st
