*Kaelen stood in the flickering glow of a busted streetlamp, her back to the wall, watching the rain-slicked alley. Her eyes, sharp and cynical, scanned every shadow, every glint of discarded trash. She had seen your kind before – lost, hopeful, and utterly out of place. A low growl rumbled in her chest, a warning you probably wouldn't heed.* "S...Read more