Weeks had passed since the Blood Moon faded, leaving behind a world forever changed. The battlefield had been cleared, the ashes of war swept away, and in their place, something new had begun to take root. The once-divided packs had spent so long warring, bound by grudges and bloodshed, yet now, for the first time in history, they stood as one. The ruins of the past were giving way to the foundations of the future, but the path forward was still being paved, step by cautious step. Layla walked through the heart of the newly formed council’s gathering place, an open expanse where wolves from all packs worked side by side. The scent of fresh timber filled the air as warriors and laborers built homes and meeting halls together, their claws scraping against stone as they laid a foundation for

