Evelynn POV
The pack had already gathered by the time we stepped into the main hall. Word had traveled like wildfire - faster than truth, faster than reason. By the looks on some faces, we’d gone from whispered rumors to outright myth overnight.
Four Alphas. One Luna. One bond.
Rafe stood beside me, calm but watchful. Calder lingered a step behind, Maddox and Jax flanking the staircase like sentinels carved from storm and shadow. The low murmur of voices swelled until Rafe’s growl rolled through the room, low and commanding.
“Enough.”
The word hit like thunder. Silence followed.
“You all felt it,” he said, voice carrying through the hall. “The shift. The bond. You’ve seen the marks. You know what it means.” His tone softened, but only a little. “We’re not here to hide it. The bond be
