Chapter 71
Mirage POV
Three months had slipped by like sand through fingers, each day wrapped in tension that no amount of careful silence could smother. The Royal and Levite packs had worked tirelessly to bury the scandal, shielding it from the sharp tongues of the other packs. But secrets had a way of clawing to the surface.
Now, the truth was everywhere.
The rumor wasn't whispered anymore; it was spoken in bold tones across territories. The engagement between Viona Levite and Nicolas Jones was unraveling. Nicolas's defiance, his entanglement with Flora, the tension between their families-all of it had leaked. Every Alpha, every council member, every elder was asking the same thing: What happens to the bond between the Royals and the Levites now?
In the Light Pack's council chamber,
