Luna POV The entire pack gathers in the courtyard, more people than I've seen assembled in one place since the night Kian first claimed me publicly.Guards stand alongside civilians, healers alongside elders, everyone quiet, waiting, still processing the weight of everything the past week has demanded from all of us. I stand beside Kian at the center of it all, my hand resting instinctively against my stomach, feeling the small, steady flutter of movement beneath my palm."We survived something that many packs would not have survived," Kian says, his voice carrying easily across the assembled crowd. "We did it because we stayed together, because we held to our values, because we led with justice instead of just strength."He pauses, letting the words settle properly before continuing."Now comes the harder work. Rebuilding."Names are spoken then, twelve of them, each one honored individually — fighters who died defending walls that are still standing because of their sacrifice. I w
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