Azure's POV
I shifted the moment I hit the tree line. Finn ensured that the house he chose made for easy access to the pack lands, and right now; I’m f*****g grateful.
‘You should be more present in our pack,’ Nero hisses. ‘Your need to stay busy is going to cost you some day.’
I’ve been running this pack since before Nero even existed. I navigated everything on my own, without the guidance of my father. The last thing I needed right now was for Nero to insult me when my patience was already scarily thin.
We haven’t had an official rogue attack in months. A few stragglers have passed through with minimal issues, even a few seeking asylum within Blackwood, but no organized violence against the pack itself.
The closer we got to the property line, the more the scent of rot flooded the
