Caleb I had always wondered what it would feel like to walk through the gates of the Alpha King’s manor not as a spectator, not as a hopeful emissary…but as a guest. Now I knew. The moment my feet stepped onto the marble porch of the legendary Blackthorn Manor, I felt like I had crossed into another world. The structure was even more magnificent than the stories whispered across the territories. The grandeur was both awe-inspiring and intimidating, as though the stones themselves carried generations of authority and power. The porch tiles were polished obsidian, reflecting the morning sun in a shimmer of deep silver and black. Carved pillars stood tall like sentinels, each etched with ancient wolf sigils that told tales of battles, triumphs, and the bloodline of kings. The guard lea

