Miranda couldn't shake the feeling of unease as she lay on the bed provided by the innkeeper. The room was modest but comfortable, a far cry from the rugged dens of the wolf pack she had left behind. She could hear the muted hum of the inn, the distant chatter of patrons and the creaking of the old wooden floorboards. But what truly kept her awake wasn't the unfamiliar sounds or the softness of the bed—it was the knowledge that she was deep within the heart of the Ferastos Empire, a place where wolves were despised and hunted.
The existence of this hidden enclave within the kingdom, where wolves could live among humans undetected, was astonishing to her. The inn itself was a testament to this secret, an establishment run by wolves for wolves, yet cleverly disguised as an ordinary human lo
