Chapter 13
Leo’s POV
The sunlight slanted across the pack hall, but it didn’t warm me. Not really. My mind was still tangled in the chaos of last night.
Ava.
Even saying the name in my head made my chest tighten. The wolf inside Gabriella — my Luna — had done something no wolf had ever done before. She had given her name freely. To Mark. To one of us. Without hesitation. Without a fight.
It was supposed to be impossible. A wolf’s true name was sacred. Rarely spoken. Reserved for moments of absolute trust, submission, or love — and sometimes, the only time it was revealed was at death or mating. Years, even decades, could pass before a mate heard it. And Ava had whispered it to Mark as if it were a trifle, as if the world owed her the freedom to do it.
My gut twisted.
I should have b
