Chapter 91
Lenora
My heart is breaking.
What has Alric done to this place? This is his home too. My home. I thought I was prepared from what they told us. But hearing about the decay and seeing it with my own eyes are two completely different things.
The pack lands feel… hollow. Houses that used to hum with laughter are falling apart, windows cracked, doors off their hinges. There are pups with ribs showing beneath threadbare shirts, mothers with hollow cheeks, and wolves with eyes that look anywhere but at me. It smells of neglect and despair. And something inside me burns.
I walk slowly, taking it all in, and my heart aches with every step. But more than that—I'm angry. Furious. How could he let it get this bad?
"Things have changed, huh?" a familiar voice says softly at my side.
I turn and find Nana standing there. She's thinner than I remember, her back more stooped, but her eyes still hold that unshakable light. Somehow, she still smiles.
