Sera's POV
Life, impossibly, went on.
The den bustled with activity—wolves training in the mornings, cubs playing in the afternoons, the great hall filled with laughter and conversation each evening. Vampires and wolves worked side by side on repairs and patrols, their initial wariness long since replaced by genuine camaraderie. The alliance held, stronger than ever.
I found myself watching them sometimes, these creatures who had once been enemies, now sharing meals and strategies and quiet moments of understanding. Kael, the young vampire who had first approached our borders with suspicion, now helped teach the cubs how to track. Mara, a wolf who had lost her brother in the war, had befriended a vampire healer named Tess—the two were inseparable, often seen walking the riverbanks toget
