The pack meeting chamber was built like a fortress stone walls lined with tapestries bearing the Crescent Crest, tall arched windows letting in light like judgment, and a crescent-shaped council table that made everyone feel observed.
Serena had walked into courtrooms in front of judges, prosecutors, and criminal masterminds without so much as shaking. But today, sitting beside Dominic in a chamber full of ancient wolves who measured authority not by title but by lineage and legacy it was different.
Elder Myra’s voice was the first to break the silence.
“You have both forgotten where your loyalties lie.”
Her tone was deceptively calm, but her eyes held the burn of a storm long delayed.
Dominic sat stiffly beside Serena, arms folded across his broad chest, jaw flexing once. He hadn’t s
