Third Person's POV Velda returned to the packhouse with a heavy heart. She found her parents in the living room of the main house, making crafts for the upcoming Winter Solstice celebration. Every year around this time, Prunella would buy plenty of red leather and cords. Then, she and Elias would handcraft red bracelets featuring fang symbols. Everyone in the Blade pack received one—even the Omegas responsible for patrols and cleaning. It was the former Luna's way of showing she cared for every single one of them. Ever since Elias handed most of the pack's operations and defense over to Mortimer, he had spent his days either traveling with Prunella outside the territory or relaxing at home—painting, tending the garden, and doing crafts by her side. Velda couldn't accept that her fathe

