MEADOW’S POV. The closer we got to Crescent Dawn, the quieter I became. Not because I was comfortable. Far from it. I was beyond nervous. I just didn’t know what I was supposed to say anymore. The entire situation still felt strange. Unreal. Yesterday morning, I woke up in Hollow Mountain under Lucian’s command. Now I was sitting in Alpha Killian’s SUV, heading toward one of the most powerful packs of our kind. My life had become ridiculous. Outside the window, the scenery slowly began changing. The forests grew denser. The roads smoother. Even the air felt different somehow. I frowned slightly as I stared outside. Crescent Dawn territory felt… alive. Not in the tense, suffocating way Hollow Mountain always did for me. This place felt awake. Alert. My wolf stirred uneasily in

