Chapter 32: True Colors
(Aurora's POV)
Looking at Isabel now, I couldn’t help but feel a small pang of disappointment. This wasn’t the ambitious young wolf I had once recognized during her early days in the pack office. She had arrived eager, willing to learn, her wolf showing potential despite its low rank. But now… her shoulders held tension, her lips twisted into a smirk that didn’t reach her eyes, and her wolf's energy felt disturbingly subdued.
“Your wolf form is weaker now,” I pointed out sharply, pretending the constant ache of my dissolving bond with Alex wasn’t clawing at my insides. “When was the last time you joined the pack hunters for a coordinated run?”
Her eyes narrowed, and her voice came out like the snap of a whip. “Not everyone has the luxury to run around like a
