Alpha Thorne didn't ask for permission to approach. He simply walked forward, his massive frame moving with surprising grace despite his size, until he stood before Elara's throne.Unlike Aldric, he didn't stand. He didn't posture. Instead, he slowly lowered himself onto one knee, bowing his head in a gesture of profound respect."Breeder," Thorne said, his voice low and reverent. "I kneel before you."One by one, every single wolf representative in that hall dropped to one knee.Thirty-seven Alphas and high-ranking wolves, kneeling before a twenty-three-year-old woman they'd just met.It was a statement of power so absolute that even Alaric, Kieran, and Caspian seemed momentarily stunned.Elara felt her magical aura flare...silver light erupting across her skin in intricate patterns. The pendant from House Starwhisper began to glow against her chest. And somewhere deep inside her, the Breeder magic recognized what was happening: acknowledgment. Submission. Respect."Rise," Elara comm
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