Elsa’s Pov
The car slowed, crunching across the gravel driveway, and my breath caught in my throat. Before us rose a mansion unlike anything I had ever seen a towering structure of stone and glass, its windows glowing with golden light against the dark sky. Balconies wrapped around the higher floors, draped with crimson banners bearing the Red Claw Pack’s crest. Guards stood stationed at every entrance, their stances rigid, their eyes sharp.
My chest tightened. This was nothing like the small, worn houses of the Moonstone Pack. This wasn’t just a home it was a fortress.
The car door opened, and Dylan stepped out first. His presence alone commanded silence from the guards. Then he turned back, holding his hand toward me.
I hesitated. My hands trembled in my lap, my heart hammering as th
