STONEVALE PACK THIRD POV The closer Faye and James got to the Stonevale pack house, the more the atmosphere changed around them. What started as scattered signs of settlement gradually became unmistakably pack territory. Warriors. Training grounds. Watch points hidden between the trees. Even the roads became more maintained the closer they drove inward, though the place still lacked the organized strength Blood Crescent carried naturally. There was structure here... but it obviously lacked stability. Faye noticed it almost immediately. Even from inside the vehicle, she could feel it. Stonevale felt divided somehow. Like a territory trying hard to look united while cracks spread beneath the surface. Any experienced leader could see the holes. The large gates finally came into

