Meanwhile, back in the Silver Fang Pack...
Jason quietly opened the door to the small cabin. The familiar scent greeted him immediately.
Julia.
Even after several days, her scent still lingered inside the tiny home she had once called hers. It had faded slightly, but it was still there—in the blanket folded neatly on the bed, in the old wooden furniture, and in the air itself.
Jason closed his eyes and inhaled deeply. For just a brief moment... It almost felt as though she had never left. His chest tightened.
He stepped farther inside and gently closed the door behind him.
Since Julia rejected him and left the pack, he had come here every single night. He never told anyone. Not even Kirk.
Sometimes he simply sat in silence. Sometimes he wandered around the little cabin, touching the
