Chapter 26: Black Swan in the Shadows
The night wrapped the forest in a velvety darkness as Sam moved silently through the trees, her senses sharp and alert. Every leaf beneath her paw, every distant rustle, was noted but ignored in favor of steady progress. The moon offered a pale silver glow, just enough to guide her without betraying her presence. Her wolf form was lithe and nimble, muscles rippling smoothly as she traced the well-rehearsed path toward the black market, an underworld that few dared tread, but one she once knew intimately.
Her heart was heavy with worry, a knot tightening in her chest since the conversation with Orion. His rare trust and the urgency in his voice, pressed on her mind like a weight. She was the fastest runner in their pack, and now the fastest seeker in the labyrinthine shadows of the black market. If anyone could reach Tobias quickly and discreetly, it was her.
