Wolf Proclaimed: A Reverse Harem Shifter Romance (Wolves of Magic Mountain's Legacy Book 4) by Sheena Silva

Author:Sheena Silva [Silva, Sheena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-07-25T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Eleven

The Echoes Within

Mira

Even before the first light of dawn broke, my eyes were wide open. I lay there in the dimly lit cabin, listening to Bastian's deep, even breathing next to me. The steady rhythm was both comforting and alien, a strange, unintentional lullaby that tugged at memories that were no longer mine.

With the caution of a doe stepping onto an uncertain path, I slipped from beneath the covers, my movements slow and deliberate. The cabin's wooden floor was cool under my bare feet, the chilly morning air causing goosebumps to scatter across my skin.

Quietly, I padded toward the cabin's entrance, careful not to disturb Bastian. My mind was a whirl of thoughts, each circling back to the same unfamiliar terrain — who was I, and why couldn't I remember anything?

As I stepped outside, the early morning mist clung to the forest, a ghostly shroud that danced between the trees. The world was still asleep, and I was an intruder in its tranquility. My heart ached to run, to disappear into the woods until I could make sense of my life.

The village gate loomed ahead, a silent sentinel guarding the boundary of my known world. Behind it lay the wild forest, dense and intimidating. I hesitated, my wolf’s instinct urging me to get lost in its familiar embrace. But my human side reeled, gripping onto the only shred of familiarity I had—Bastian’s territory.

My fingers curled around the cold metal of the gate. I glanced back at the cabin, its silhouette a dark shadow against the gray morning. It was where I belonged, yet it felt as strange as a land forgotten. Everything was hazy, a blur of confusing emotions and unplaceable faces. I was stuck in this strange in-between, straddling two worlds, neither of which I recognized.

Exhaling deeply, I unlatched the gate and darted into the forest. Despite my longing to escape my own turmoil, I found it impossible to outrun the confusion and fear that relentlessly gnawed at my psyche. There was no safe haven, no anchoring memory to ground me. My previous life had been wiped clean like a blank slate, and I was aimlessly adrift, floating in a vast ocean of uncertainty.

My feet found a rhythm against the forest floor, each step echoing through the silent woods. The world outside Bastian's territory was a strange, disorienting wilderness. But amid the fear, a thought floated to the surface. I wanted to run. Not from something, but for the sheer joy of it, for the exhilarating rush of wind in my face and the liberating pulse of adrenaline in my veins. But as a human, I felt out of place, alien.

With that realization, I paused. My heartbeat pounded in my ears as I turned my face to the sky. The thin morning light filtered through the trees, dappling the forest floor with shifting patterns. I took a deep breath, the fresh scent of pine needles and damp earth filling my lungs.

Then, with a surrendering sigh, I let go. The shift overtook me, my body twisting and reshaping with a familiar, primal urge.

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