Aeron POV
The tension in the Silverfang packhouse was so thick it was nearly suffocating.
The air buzzed with a sense of impending action, a storm brewing beneath the surface.
I had seen battles, led raids, and fought more enemies than I cared to count, but the weight in my chest felt different this time.
It was heavier, more personal.
After the confrontation with Darius, the room had grown silent. Every eye was on us, the shock of my words still hanging like a charged current.
It wasn't just Elaine's admission of being my mate that stunned them; the truth behind Darius's rejection shook the room.
Darius's father, the Alpha of the Silverfang pack, had been the first to break the silence.
The slap he delivered to his son echoed through the meeting room like thunder. The force of it
