One Week After the Welcoming Ceremony
The Silvermoon packhouse was unusually quiet that day. Though the pack's daily routine had slowly returned to normal, an unshakable tension still lingered in the air, like a storm waiting to break.
It had been a full week since Athena was officially accepted as a member, yet the shadows of past events still loomed heavily over everyone.
Under tight supervision, Calixta and Tony were escorted out of the dungeon by two warriors. Both looked pale and visibly worn down, stripped of their previous arrogance.
Calixta, with her expression eerily blank, kept her eyes glued to the floor, unable or unwilling to meet anyone's gaze. Tony, on the other hand, walked stiffly upright, jaw clenched and eyes blazing with barely restrained fury.
As they
