“Yes,” I admitted dryly, though loud enough for the others to hear, “but don’t make me explain to him why something went wrong when he already gave us everything we need to achieve perfection.”
There were chuckles, but tension lingered too. This was no ordinary event—the Shadow King’s unmistakable influence made sure of it. And the invitation to Aurora, well, that only heightened the stakes.
My Beta approached. “Twelve allied packs already confirmed,” she reported confidently. “No negative feedback yet.”
“Not bad,” I mused, though it didn’t really surprise me. “Guess Marcus’s announcement achieved something after all.”
Logan pacing in Marcus’s mind—that constant, protective force—definitely showed through every detail of this event. But what made it more interesting was seeing the
