Chapter 63 Jasper’s Revelation

(Iris)

Again, Elias threw me out. I could tell his anger was growing, and his frustration with the situation only seemed to be getting worse. He wasn’t ready to hear reason, not yet. The situation was spiraling, and every attempt to reason with him seemed to push him further away from the calm and rational leader we needed him to be.

I made my way down to the cell where Jasper was being held. I couldn't shake the feeling of disappointment. The stakes were high, almost too high, and we were running out of time. The rift between Elias and Jasper needed to be mended if we were to have any chance at unity. The fate of our pack depended on it, and the weight of that responsibility pressed heavily on my shoulders.

The corridors leading to the cells were dimly lit, the flickering torches casting long, wavering shadows on the stone walls. The atmosphere was thick with tension, the kind that comes from too many days of unresolved conflicted and unspoken fears.

The guards stationed along the