Chapter 18: The Final Trial The first light of dawn filtered through the curtains, casting soft golden rays over Luna’s room. She woke with a start, the weight of the coming trial pressing down on her like an invisible force. The silence around her felt suffocating, yet her heart pounded with a rhythm that felt all too real. There was no escaping it—the final trial was upon her. The previous trials had tested her in ways she never imagined. They had drained her physically, mentally, and emotionally. But the final trial... this was different. It would be unlike anything she had ever experienced. It wasn’t about fighting or surviving—it was about choosing. Choosing who she was and who she wanted to be, not only for herself but for the pack, for Dante, and for the future that lay before her

