I stepped forward, my eyes scanning the crowd. "Dominick has sent threats, claiming I cannot lead. He forgets that I survived everything he did to me. I survived exile. I survived alone. And now I've returned to reclaim what was stolen from my family."
The moonstone bracelet began to glow visibly, its light casting silver patterns across the platform. The shadow bracelet responded in kind, bending the morning light around it in impossible ways.
"The Graystone pack will rise again, but not as it was. We will build something new—something that honours tradition without being enslaved by it. Something that protects all pack members, not just the strong or the pure-blooded."
I turned slightly, acknowledging the Steel representatives. "We will forge new alliances based on mutual respect and
