Taryn
The sun hung low over the trees, casting long shadows across the field where our people had gathered. Half Moon wolves stood shoulder to shoulder with the remaining members of the Eclipse Moon Pack — a sea of faces watching us from the hillside, old loyalties and new hope flickering in their eyes.
Caz stood to my left, his hand brushing mine. Jax was on my right, calm and composed, but I could see the storm in his eyes. He didn’t like the spotlight — not like this — but he stood tall anyway. For us. For them.
Dean gave us a nod from the front row. Stephanie stood beside him, arms folded, her expression unreadable.
I took a breath and stepped forward.
“When we asked the Council to approve the merging of Eclipse Moon and Half Moon,” I began, my voice steady, “we didn’t just want t
