Chapter 23: Victim
(Jane's POV)
The Rivers Pack hall was wrapped in suffocating silence, the kind that made my wolf crawl beneath my skin. The Stone Pack wolves stood regal and untouchable, while the Rivers Pack elders squirmed under their scrutinizing glares.
And then he spoke.
“The Stone Pack will withdraw hunting rights and territory protection if you continue to reject your blood.”
Alexander’s words were calm, deliberate, and heavy as stone dropping into deep water. The weight of his declaration rippled outward, crashing into each wolf present like an avalanche.
I gasped before I could stop myself, though my reaction was drowned by the collective shock of the hall. The Elders exchanged sharp glances, their auras tinged with panic. My mother froze, her perfectly composed mas
