Chapter 27: Protected Territory
(Aurora's POV)
My fingers hovered over Marcus's phone screen as it lit up endlessly with notifications. The flood of responses to his pack announcement had silenced my initial nervousness. I hadn’t expected this, not at all.
Instead of harsh scrutiny or judgment from other packs, most messages carried playful curiosity. They teased, joked, and wondered aloud about who could have possibly captured Marcus Black’s—no, the Shadow King’s—attention.
One message scrolled into view.
“The unstoppable Shadow King, tamed? Who on earth is this powerful she-wolf?”
Another message came from someone describing Marcus’s “legendary” pack leadership moments. Stories poured in about him commanding respect without having to utter a single word. Others painted him as
