Natalia & Andrei Natalia The festival grounds, situated in the large meadow behind the Ashmoor pack house, were already buzzing by the time Damon and I made our way outside. Colorful banners fluttered in the evening breeze, lanterns cast a golden glow across the grass, and the air smelled like roasting meat and sweet desserts. All around us, pack members from both Ashmoor and Moonshadow were mingling and enjoying everything the festival had to offer. “Looks like the alliance is paying off,” Damon murmured. I nodded, watching as an Ashmoor pup chased after a Moonshadow child, both giggling wildly, powdered sugar coating their cheeks. “It seems like it.” For a brief moment, the coldness between us dissipated. Whatever our personal issues, we had done something good here. The packs wer

