By the time we reached the surface, the mountains were surrounded.Not by soldiers.By wolves.Hundreds of them stood across the valley, their pack markings visible beneath the moonlight.Stormridge.Blackridge.Silverpine.Several smaller packs I recognized from old council records.They had come from every direction.Ronan stopped beside me.“This is every major pack within three days of Mooncrest.”Kael looked across the valley.“Why are they here?”Ronan gave a grim smile.“To decide whether they trust us.”My stomach tightened.The Crown’s awakening had changed everything.Before tonight, Mooncrest had been fighting to survive.Now every pack was watching us.And somewhere among them were wolves who still believed Lucian’s lies.I looked at Selene.She stood beside me, exhausted but steady.“You don’t have to stand here,” I told her.“Yes, I do.”“You’ve been through enough.”She shook her head.“No.”She looked toward the valley.“If they’re here because of what happened to me,
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