Chapter 20: Pack Mentality
The weeks following her first transformation blur together in a kaleidoscope of moonlit training sessions and gradual mastery over her dual nature. Under Kael and Dorian's patient guidance, Ella learns to shift at will—the process becoming less agonizing with each attempt until she can flow between human and wolf form as easily as changing clothes. The silver fur that marks her as something extraordinary no longer feels foreign, and the purple eyes that blaze with supernatural fire have become as natural as breathing.
But with mastery comes a new challenge: understanding her place in the supernatural world.
"The pack territories are different from anything you've experienced," Kael explains as they stand at the edge of a shimmering barrier that separates the h
