The sun hung low over Silver Moon’s training fields, golden light casting a deceptive glow of peace over the worn earth, but under the surface, tension snapped like live wires.
Celeste adjusted her stance, heart pounding as she watched Lisa and Logan bicker over sparring drills. Their pack had grown tougher in recent weeks, but the uneasy alliance with Shadow Fang made everyone restless.
“Try not to break each other,” Celeste called out, arms crossed.
Hunter’s deep laugh rumbled behind her. "Where’s the fun in that?"
She rolled her eyes but smiled as he came to stand beside her, his presence radiating heat and something steadier, heavier. Love, now. He’d said it days ago, without hesitation, and it still made her heart stutter.
“Logan’s convinced this new rogue strategy means we have
