Chapter 74 – The Breaking Point Between Love and Survival
Liora's POV
I hadn't gone back to training today.
For once, it wasn't because Mira had ordered me to rest.
It wasn't because Kael had stationed guards outside my door again.
And it wasn't because my body hurt.
The truth was that I was tired.
Not the kind of tired sleep fixed.
The kind that settled somewhere deeper.
The kind that came from carrying too many things at once.
I sat near the window with my knees drawn up slightly, staring at the training grounds below. Wolves moved across the field in groups, some sparring, others running drills. From this distance, they looked normal.
Like a pack.
Like a family.
Like people whose biggest concern was getting stronger.
I wondered what that felt like.
The thought almost made me laugh.
A few months ago, my biggest concern had been surviving another winter in Ebonvale.
Now people were hunting me for a bloodline I never asked for.
My family had sold me.
