(Present Day)
Aqua barely slept. Her mind kept circling back to the day the Elderwood pack was resurrected ten years ago — the day everything changed for Aries, for Kieran, and for her.
Aries had led his people home, yes… but only because Kieran’s Super Werewolf form had turned the tide. That was the first time Aqua saw Aries’s envy flare — sharp, unmistakable, and absolutely green. But it was also the first time she saw something else in him:
Maturity.
Because instead of spiraling into insecurity, Aries swallowed his pride and prioritized his pack. He held try‑outs for a strike team (Kieran’s idea), reinstated Kieran’s uncle Kaleb the moment he returned, and accepted every scrap of strategic advice the older wolf offered. Together, they formed a team that could actually take back E
