All Chapters of Eclipse of the Pack: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

POV: Mira The tension in the room was thick, pressing into my chest like smoke. The sharp whispers of arguments twisted together, carrying frustration and mistrust. Humans and wolves stood on opposite sides, divided by an invisible line that felt more real than the splintered floorboards beneath my feet.They weren’t shouting—yet—but the storm was brewing. The rebellion was fracturing, and I was caught in the middle. Whether I was here to fix it or be crushed by it, I wasn’t sure.Steeling myself, I stepped forward. All eyes turned to me—some curious, others wary, a few outright hostile. My stomach clenched, but I met their gazes with my head held high.“She shouldn’t be here,” a man from the human side growled. He had the hardened look of someone who’d spent years fighting battles with no end in sight. “She’s not one of us. Why should we listen to her?”“Sh

POV: Mira The Compound was chaos.Smoke curled into the sky, blotting out the moon’s silver light. Shouts echoed off the stone walls, mingling with the howls of wolves and the frantic cries of humans caught in the crossfire. The bond thudded in my chest like a drumbeat, its pulsing rhythm an unsettling mix of emotions—fear, rage, despair—that I couldn’t entirely claim as my own. Every step I took carried the weight of something larger than me, a constant reminder that I wasn’t here just for myself.The failed attack had sparked this nightmare.Jace’s plan—one I hadn’t been privy to until it was too late—had been a gamble. A strike against the wolves’ eastern supply depot, meant to cripple their hold on the region. But the wolves had been ready, as if they’d seen it coming. The rebels were routed, scattered, and the retaliation came swiftly and mercilessly.The enforcers

POV: MiraThe city seemed to hold its breath, a fragile, uneasy stillness blanketing the ruins like a shroud. Shadows flickered with the memory of movement, and every crumbling wall seemed alive with unseen tension. Lucan and I crouched in the dim, crumbling warehouse, the jagged beams overhead reaching for the night sky like broken fingers. Outside, the faint moonlight mingled with the ominous red glow of Enforcer patrol lights, slicing through the darkness in sharp, brutal arcs.The acrid scent of burning circuits lingered in the air, sharp and metallic, mingling with the ever-present tang of fear that seemed to saturate this part of the city. A fallen drone smoldered nearby, its twisted frame throwing faint wisps of smoke into the air. The sound of its final collapse echoed faintly in my mind, blending with the distant hum of other patrols prowling the sector.“We shouldn’t be here,” I whispered, my voice thin and tight as I tried to suppress the tremor in my chest.Lucan turned hi

POV: Mira Erynn’s words echoed long after she left my quarters. “Change terrifies them.” She meant the pack, of course, but the truth was I feared change just as much. Being here felt like treading a razor’s edge—each step risking the collapse of everything around me.As the moon climbed high, its silver glow bathing the forest beyond my window, a heavy weight settled in my chest. The bond pulsed softly, its warmth steady and insistent like a heartbeat that wasn’t mine. It pulled me toward someone I hardly trusted.Lucan.I approached his study with trepidation, pausing at the door. My knuckles hovered inches from the wood while my heart pounded in sync with the bond’s rhythm. Whatever had been growing between us since the ceremony was more than mere connection—it was an enigma that now frightened me.I knocked.“Come in,” came Lucan’s calm yet w

POV: Mira The sound of muffled voices drifted through the cracked door of the abandoned storage room, a low hum of urgency and anger. The space smelled of dust and old wood, its corners littered with forgotten tools and scraps of fabric from when the Quarters still had a functioning textile mill. Now it served as the heart of rebellion planning—a hidden pulse beneath the Compound’s watchful gaze.Jace stood at the center of the room, gesturing over a map spread across the table. His voice carried a fire I hadn’t heard in weeks, igniting the rebels around him.“The drones keep the wolves one step ahead,” he said, his tone sharp. “Every move we make, they’re already there. If we take out the drone hub, we cut off their surveillance, their ability to track us. It levels the playing field.”Finn, the youngest of the group, leaned forward, his brow furrowed. “But that hub is h