The night of the Blood Moon arrived with a heavy, oppressive atmosphere, the sky stained a deep, bruised crimson.

Inside the grand ballroom of the Bloodwood fortress, a thousand candles flickered in crystal chandeliers, casting a warm, golden glow over the polished

The silence in the grand ballroom was absolute, save for the whisper of parchment fluttering to the polished marble floor. Dozens of allied Alphas, pack elders, and elite guards stared at the scattered documents as if they were venomous snakes.

Valeriana stood at

"Us?" Valeriana repeated. The word tasted like ash, yet she delivered it with a smile so sharp it could cut glass.

Kaelen took another step forward, his golden eyes shining with a desperate, pleading light. The heavy tension in the ballroom seemed to fade into the backg