Elena
*****Silverfang Pack Grounds — The Morning After the Trial*****
The air felt different when I stepped outside the council hall. Maybe it was because the night had finally quieted, or maybe because my entire world had shifted again after everything exposed in that room.
Chase’s last words still echoed in my head:
“You were never the problem. I was.”
I didn’t want those words to mean anything to me.
I didn’t want my heart to react.
But it did.
Lucian walked beside me, silent, but tense enough that his presence felt like a shield. He always stayed close after chaotic nights like this, watching for threats I didn’t even consider.
“Are you alright?” he asked eventually.
“I’m fine.”
“Liar.”
I sighed. “I don’t want to talk about Chase.”
“Good,” Lucian muttered. “Because every t
