Tiara’s POV ForestHowl was nothing like MoonCrown. The land stretched far and wide, with thick forests surrounding the pack’s main grounds. The scent of pine and damp earth was stronger here. The people moved with confidence, and there was a sense of unity that I had never seen before. I had been here for days, and yet, everything still felt foreign. The towering packhouse, the training fields, the bustling marketplace—it was too different from what I had known. But the strangest thing of all? No one treated me like an outcast. I wasn’t ignored. I wasn’t shoved aside or given the worst tasks. In fact, I wasn’t given any tasks at all. People looked at me with curiosity, not disdain. Warriors nodded respectfully when I passed, and some of the maids even offered small smiles. The older

