The Challenge of Blood and Bone
The air was thick with tension when the challenger arrived.
Caleb stood at the edge of the Alpha’s clearing, his eyes narrowed against the setting sun. The wind carried the scent of unfamiliar wolves—sharp, unyielding. And with it, the distinct, iron-tang of a rival alpha. His heart beat faster as the familiar, unsettling pull of Rowan’s aura thrummed through his veins, echoing Caleb’s own unease.
He could sense the wolves gathering—members of the pack, the warriors and elders, all standing still with bated breath. The challenge was here. It had come sooner than anyone expected.
Rowan’s pack had been fragile for so long—shattered, broken by betrayal, the curse, and the years of uncertainty. Caleb had seen it firsthand. He had lived through it, watching R
