Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 53

Cassian didn't return to the war room until late that night. The pack was quiet, the tension in the air heavier than ever. He found Aurora waiting for him by the fire in the main hall, her expression pensive. "You heard," he said, sitting beside her.

Aurora nodded. "Magnus won't stop, will he?"

Cassian's jaw tightened. "No. He's not like Fenrir. Magnus doesn't just want power-he wants control. He'll take it by force if he has to, but he prefers to break his enemies from the inside out." Aurora's chest tightened at his words. "And the spy... he was part of that?"

Cassian nodded. "Magnus plants loyalists in the packs he plans to conquer. They sow discord, weaken the pack's unity. By the time Magnus moves in, the pack is already fractured." "Then what do we do?" Aurora asked, her voice trembling.

"We hold together," Cassian said firmly. "No matter what. As long as we're united, Magnus can't win."

but the shadow of doubt lingered in

the central hall. The pack gathered, their expressions wary as they waited

captured a spy," Cassian announced, his voice steady but sharp.

wolves exchanged uneasy glances, whispers rippling

other, to turn on each other. But we won't give him that satisfaction. We stand as one pack, or we fall." The wolves nodded,

stood at the back of the hall, watching as Cassian's words bolstered the pack's resolve. She could see the strain in

broke up, Cassian approached her,

him as they made their way toward

know this is a lot," Cassian said quietly. "For all of us. But I won't let Magnus tear this pack apart." Aurora hesitated

But I need you to believe it too." Aurora looked into his eyes, the determination there unwavering. For a moment,