He looks at Kade. "You have my sword, Alpha. And you have my loyalty. Until my last breath."
Kade stares at him for a long moment. Then, slowly, he nods. "Your loyalty is accepted, Silas. Welcome to the new vanguard."
Silas bows once more, then turns and walks back toward the training grounds.
I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding. That’s it, I project to Kade. The fracture is healed. The pack is whole.
He’s a good wolf, Kade agrees, his mental voice laced with a profound sense of relief. He just needed to see the truth. Asher showed him.
Asher showed all of us, I reply.
We continue our walk, the tension of the last forty-eight hours finally beginning to dissipate, replaced by a deep, cellular exhaustion. The masquerade held. The Seed is secure. The pack is unified. We wo
