A long silence hung in the grand hall. Every wolf in the room was still, their breath held as though the air itself was charged with an impending storm. Then, one by one, the pack leaders stepped forward.
The Alpha of Thunderclaw. The Redwood Pack’s representative. Even the smaller, previously unnoticed packs. They all knelt before Una.
Not all of them. Not yet. But enough.
Una’s heart thundered in her chest, her hands clenched at her sides, as the final kneeling wolf bowed his head. The room felt electric, like a coiled spring, waiting to snap.
Jason’s voice cut through the silence, low but sharp, filled with a quiet rage. "This is just the beginning. We will make it work. Together."
"Together." Una’s voice was stronger than she thought it would be, the word rolling off her tongue li
