The provisional council met for the first time at dawn.Not in the old chamber.That, Lily noted immediately, was intentional.They gathered instead in a wide circular hall usually reserved for pack mediation, no raised platforms, no dominant seating, no banners of rank. Just a ring of chairs, all the same height.Symbolism mattered.Lily arrived with Derek and Renna, Luna padding quietly beside her. Several omegas were already present, some nervous, some openly defiant, some still clearly unsure if they belonged in this space at all.Rowan stood near the center, looking older than Lily remembered. “This council exists on a temporary mandate,” he announced. “Its purpose is reform, not preservation.”A murmur followed, agreement from some, unease from others.“This isn’t stability,” one alpha said bluntly. “This is improvisation.”“Yes,” Lily replied calmly. “Because the old structure collapsed under scrutiny.”The alpha bristled. “You talk as if that’s a good thing.”“I talk as if pre
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