CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE
I leap from stone to stone, my paws cushioned by the soft forest floor below. The sun is a radiant orb in the clear blue sky, casting dappled light through the towering trees surrounding our territory. My heart thrums with the rhythm of the wild, and an unrestrained smile plays on my lips. High up here, in the embrace of Lunar Peak, life pulses with a vibrancy that resonates deep in my bones.
This pack, this mountain—it's not just where I reside; it's woven into the very fabric of who I am. As the Alpha's daughter, I could easily rest on the laurels of my birthright, but that's not the way of our people—or my way. The sense of duty that guides me is as natural as the shift of my form from human to wolf and back again.
Today, I am entrenched in my latest project—repairi
