When we are one

Chapter 30 Corbin

She follows me into the den.

Of course she does.

Part of me wishes she wouldn’t. That she’d stay upstairs where it’s safe. But Anika—my mate, the moon goddess’s daughter, an ancient being wrapped in beauty and fire—was never meant to be protected behind walls.

She was born to stand at the center of storms.

And as much as it drives Ezra and me mad with worry, we both know… she must be here. She has to be part of the planning.

As a pack, we must evolve. That means unifying under truth and power—and Anika embodies both.

I take a breath and step into the room, Anika beside me. My father sits at the long mahogany table, papers and old war maps spread before him. Luna Olivia stands to his right, her hand resting gently on the back of his chair.

“Father,” I begin, the weight of what we’ve