(Third-person's POV)The tension in the room thickened as Claire's question hung in the air.Richard Silverstone shifted uncomfortably, the question piercing through his carefully constructed facade.Connor Redwood, oblivious to the deeper implications, began pacing frantically across the luxurious wolf-hide rug."Sister! What do we do now?" he exclaimed, his voice rising with panic. "If the Nightshade pack intervenes on behalf of Natalie Silverstone, our Redwood pack can't bear it!"His face had gone pale, fingers trembling as he ran them through his disheveled hair. The mere mention of the Nightshade pack was enough to reduce the once-arrogant Alpha heir to a nervous wreck.Lucas Silverstone nodded vigorously, his eyes wide with fear."It wouldn't even take the Nightshade pack's direct action," he added, voice quivering. "Just a whisper that Florian Nightshade's potential mate was bullied in Silvercrest Valley would spell disaster for both our packs."He swallowed hard, casti
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