Strength is not declared.
It is demonstrated.
The week after the summons from Vienna, Montenegro did not posture. We did not issue dramatic statements or send threats disguised as diplomacy. Instead, we tightened every seam in our structure.
Supply routes were audited. Patrol rotations doubled. Communications encrypted. Derek oversaw military drills personally, his presence alone enough to push the warriors beyond complacency. Jax took over border intelligence, expanding our scout network into terrain we had previously ignored.
And I listened.
Not just to reports, but to the pulse of the pack itself.
Fear spreads quietly after war. So does pride. I walked the lower courtyards without announcement, spoke to healers about recovery rates, asked young wolves about training progress. I le
