It had been a few days since we found the contract in my mother’s ruins.
A few quiet, heavy days.
We were able to rest in those days but the pack were still sticking to the very strict routine the Alpha had created for them while trying to rebuild calm from the chaos. Jax and I had spent most of that time helping where we could — patrolling, training, taking shifts at the borders. We hadn’t told anyone about the contract yet. Not even Joseph. Not until we understood it completely.
Every night, I trained under the moonlight. My power was growing stronger, more stable, but it still felt like it could slip at any moment if I wasn’t careful. Oakley whispered constantly inside me, reminding me to stay balanced. To stay in control.
Jax watched me every night from the edge of the clearing. “Y
