The aftermath was organized chaos—my sisters left immediately for their packs, Luna Elizabeth and Alpha Rian returned to Iron Fang with MC escort, and I placed Kira as Temporary Beta at Black Talon, where she'd be critical in the fight against the unknown military operation hunting destroyer wolves. Shianne and Garrett remained to complete my MC initiation trials.
But tonight, I needed something different.
Tonight, I need to show my mates who I am beneath the crown.
The sun is setting, painting the sky in shades of amber and blood orange. I lead River and Cade away from the main compound, away from the pack, behind the alpha house, where grief and decisions I never wanted to make still linger in every corner.
There's a path here, overgrown with weeds and disuse.
"Where are we going?"
