Chapter 61 – The Hunt Begins Again
Seraphina did not believe in coincidence.
Not after everything she had seen, everything she had built, and everything she had buried when it no longer served its purpose. Patterns existed for a reason, and when something shifted without warning, it was never accidental. It meant something had moved where it was not supposed to, or worse, something had woken up when it should have remained still.
She felt it before she could explain it.
It came as a subtle disruption at first, not strong enough to draw attention from anyone else, but distinct enough that she could not ignore it. It wasn't tied to the fortress itself, nor to the wolves within it. It felt older than that. Deeper. Like something that had been sealed away had shifted just enough to remind her it still existed.
She stood still in her chamber for a moment, her expression unreadable as she let that sensation settle fully.
Then she turned and left without calling for anyone.
