Chapter 111 The Unveiling

The weight of my secret had become almost unbearable. The truth about our shared lineage, the fact that Elsa and I were half-sisters, was a burden I could no longer carry alone. I had thought about telling her for days, rehearsing what I would say, but the words always seemed to escape me. However, the time had come. The truth needed to be laid bare, and it was my responsibility to ensure Elsa heard it from me. It was late afternoon when I decided to meet her. The sun cast long shadows across the forest floor as I made my way to the edge of the pack's territory, where Elsa often went to clear her mind. The familiarity of the forest was both comforting and unsettling; it was a place where many secrets had been kept, and today, I would be adding one more to the list. Elsa was seated on a fallen log, her eyes gazing out into the trees. Her posture was tense, as though she were lost in deep thought or perhaps in the throes of a personal struggle. The sight of her reminded me of the compl