Lorenzo
The lodge awoke restless, charged, the air heavy with expectation.
Word of the trial had already spread by dawn. Wolves filled the courtyard, their voices buzzing sharp, their eyes flickering with hunger. They didn’t need to know the details yet. All they knew was that their Alpha had called for another proving, and that their Luna would face it.
But this time, it wouldn’t be blood that satisfied them.
This time, it would be something more.
I stood on the balcony above them, my hands braced against the railing, my gaze sweeping the sea of faces. Heads bowed when I met their eyes, but I saw the curiosity there, the doubts still simmering at the edges.
They had seen her fight at my side. They had howled at her fire. But questions still lingered. Was she only strong with me ther
