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."

to argue, but the truth in her mother's

the central hall. The Elders gathered, their

voice steady despite the tension in

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

gaze didn't waver. "We don't have a choice. If we let Fenrir

room, her arms crossed tightly over her chest. The weight of the conversation

gasped. "They've breached the

and rushing to defend the pack. Cassian barked orders, his voice

stay here," he said firmly as

But she didn't listen.

with Cassian's wolves. Aurora and Lila

Lila said, her voice