(Aria)
I leave Kael's office with my mind spinning. Silverpeak's increased aggression isn't just troubling, it's suspicious. The timing feels too perfect. Too convenient.
I walk through the pack house corridors, trying to process what this means for Moonridge. For me. For the future we're trying to build together. But something else nags at me. Something I can't quite put my finger on.
The main hall is busy with morning activity. Pack members move through their routines, but I notice the way conversations stop when I pass. The quick glances and whispered words that follow me. These reactions have become normal since I became Luna, but today they feel different.
More hostile. More secretive.
I decide to walk the territory and clear my head. The fresh air might help me think through the
