The pack meeting was called in the grand hall of the Avila mansion. The air was thick with tension as warriors and elders gathered, their faces etched with dissatisfaction. Xander stood at the head of the room, his powerful frame radiating authority, but the whispers had grown too loud to ignore.
A group of dissatisfied warriors, led by a senior member named Garrick, stepped forward. Garrick’s voice carried through the hall, bold and accusatory.
“We have followed you through years of darkness, Alpha. But now that she has returned — the woman who hid your heir for five years — the pack is divided. She caused your transformation into this cold, ruthless leader. Her absence nearly destroyed us. How can we trust her as Luna after what she did?”
Murmurs of agreement rippled through the crowd
