Author's POV Three days later, Alpha Edmund's eighty-fifth birthday banquet drew the elite of Burndale—powerful Alphas, wealthy pack leaders, and influential figures from across the werewolf world. For Chloe, this was her first major event since returning to the Sinclair family. Many attendees had come not just to celebrate, but to assess whether this long-lost daughter could truly shoulder the weight of the Silver Moon Pack's legacy. Rumors had been swirling for days: Adrian Storm, head of the legendary Storm Pack from North America, would be attending with his wife. The whispers spread like wildfire. Everyone wanted to catch a glimpse of the Alpha who rivaled Burndale's most notorious heartthrob, Damon Reese, in both looks and reputation. But it wasn't just their appeara

