Chapter 46 The Sneakout.

The night was still, the moonlight barely penetrating the dense canopy of trees surrounding the outskirts of Ashwood. The forest was eerily quiet, broken only by the occasional rustle of leaves as a soft breeze passed through. Elsa moved cautiously through the underbrush, her heart pounding with a mix of excitement and fear. She had waited until her father, Elias, had gone to bed before slipping out of the house. Each step felt like a rebellion, but she was determined to see Noah again. Elsa had been sneaking out like this for a few nights now, finding solace in the familiarity of the Ashwood pack and the comfort of Noah’s presence. Despite the tension between them, she couldn’t stay away. It was as if a magnetic force was pulling her back to him, drawing her into a world she couldn’t entirely understand, but one she was now irrevocably a part of. But tonight, something felt different. The air was heavy with an unspoken tension, and Elsa couldn’t shake the feeling that she was being