Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter

44

The pack was tense as the fallout from the ambush rippled through their ranks. Wolves moved quietly, tending to wounds and fortifying defenses, but the air was heavy with unease. Aurora stayed close to Lila, who busied herself organizing supplies in the healer's

quarters.

"You should rest," Lila said, her tone firm but kind.

Aurora shook her head. "I can't. Not with Fenrir still out there. And Cassian-"

"Cassian's alive," Lila interrupted. "And the pack needs you steady, Aurora. You can't protect anyone if you wear yourself down."

wanted to argue, but the truth in her mother's

The Elders

forces are regrouping," he said, his voice steady despite the tension in the room. "We need to assume they'll strike

Elders, a gray-haired wolf named Maris, frowned. "We've lost too much already. If we keep fighting like this,

have a choice. If we let Fenrir gain

stood at the edge of the room, her arms crossed tightly over her chest. The weight of the conversation pressed down on her, but before she could speak, a runner burst through the doors, his face

gasped. "They've breached the

wolves shifting and rushing to defend the

he said firmly as

But she didn't listen.

through the broken barrier, their howls piercing the night as they clashed with Cassian's wolves. Aurora and Lila moved through the shadows, trying to

said, her voice low