Serena’s POV
A month had passed since Mirah’s surprise riding invitation. For weeks after, we lived quietly no drama, no whispered rumors that came to me. Ari laughed, ran, played in the estate courtyard. Kael came to him, and I let myself breathe.
I believed, for a while, that Mirah had stepped back. That maybe she had changed. Or her power had cooled a bit.
But peace can be fragile.
That morning, I woke to a summons: a pack meeting. Official you were invited, it said. My stomach dropped. Not my first meeting but I dreaded being in the same space with those cruel people
The moment I held the sheet of paper in my hand, I knew they were ready to move.
I sat at the little table in our apartment, sunlight just beginning to filter through with indifferent hope. I stared at the page as
