Chapter 52: The New Threat

The flickering candles cast long shadows across the stone walls of the Moonshadow Pack’s council chamber, but the darkness that crept into the room was far more than a mere absence of light. Rayka could feel it, thick and foreboding, like a presence waiting to strike. Her instincts, sharpened by years of surviving challenges and warfare, screamed at her that something was deeply wrong. Sylvester sat at the head of the council table, his jaw tight, his eyes scanning the faces of those gathered—his most trusted advisors, and a few newer faces who had only recently pledged their loyalty.

They had thought the danger passed after Kaelen’s defeat. They had thought, with the birth of their child, they could begin to settle into a life of peace, leadership, and unity. But the uneasy peace that had followed was now unraveling before them. Rumors had begun to spread—whispers of dissent and plots, of old enemies biding their time and new dangers rising in their midst. And now, they had proof.

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