Lina's POV
The sedative in Gloria's system began to wear off slowly.
I stayed by her side the entire time, watching her breathing even out, her color return.
The first thing she did when she regained her strength was grab my hand and pull me toward the family shrine.
It was deep into the night now. The wind howled outside, eerie and cold.
Inside the shrine, the air was thick with the scent of burning incense and old wood. The flickering candlelight made the shadows dance across the walls.
I held my breath as Gloria led me inside.
This was my first time in the Storm Pack sacred ground.
Technically, as Adrian's Luna, I should've been brought here after the wedding. But so much had happened since then.
Now, standing here in the dim, sacred space, I felt the weight
