Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter

46

The days after the attack passed in a haze for Aurora. She stayed in the healer's quarters, her body weak and her mind heavy with grief. The twins were gone, and her mother's absence was a constant ache. The world outside moved on-wolves rebuilding, fortifying the

pack-but for Aurora, time seemed to stand still.

Cassian visited her every day, his presence steady but quiet. He didn't try to fill the silence with platitudes, nor did he push her to talk. Instead, he sat by her side, his hand resting lightly over hers, grounding her in the midst of her sorrow.

"You don't have to keep coming," Aurora said softly one afternoon, her voice hoarse.

expression unreadable. "I'm not going

stinging with unshed tears. She didn't know how to tell him that his presence was both a comfort and a reminder of everything she'd lost. Outside, the pack worked

can't afford another breach like that," he told the gathered wolves. "Fenrir knows we're vulnerable, and he'll strike again the moment he sees an opportunity." Gideon, standing nearby with his arms crossed, snorted. "If Magnus is

him a look. "We're aware of the stakes,

retorted. "Because from where I'm standing, this pack is

Nathan could respond, Cassian approached, his presence commanding

cold. "We're not here to argue.

eyebrow

turned to Nathan. "Double the patrols on the northern and southern borders. I don't want anything getting through without us