*A Year Later*
(Third Person POV)
It's been a year since Owen's first shift. Since then, they have graduated from high school and have taken on their duties for their pack and kingdom. The moon hung high in the velvet evening sky, its silvery light cascading over the vast expanse of the Lycan territory like a blessing from the gods. Tonight was not just a night of celebration; it was the dawning of a new era, a transition of power and love as the Lycan Princess Annaliz prepared to embrace her destiny. The air was thick with anticipation, reverberating with the whispered hopes of her people, who awaited the crowning of their new queen.
Annaliz stood before the tall, ornate mirror in her chamber, each breath a mixture of excitement and nerves, a conflation of elation at the promise of the
