(Cassian)
I spent the afternoon trying to find a reason father could use pack law against Kiara. Lysander helped me check the rules he remembered from his council training, but nothing gave father a clear reason to punish her. Kiara hadn't challenged his authority, harmed another wolf, or broken any rule we could find. That didn't mean father wouldn't invent a reason.
By evening, I was heading back toward the pack house when one of the senior warriors approached me. He said father had ordered every Blackridge wolf to gather near the training grounds immediately. No explanation had been given, and even Lysander hadn't known about it. Ronan became restless before I reached the gathering.
Wolves were already arriving from houses across the territory. Families stood together while ranked me
