The Alpha’s Contract Mate
But because he wanted them to hear it clearly.
“Strength is not measured by what can be produced,” he added, his tone sharpening slightly, “but by what is maintained.”
That line settled into the room differently.
It did not sound like argument.
It sounded like correction.
The elders shifted slightly, but none of them stepped forward yet.
Theo continued.
“A Luna stands beside the Alpha,” he said, his voice gaining a quiet weight now, “not beneath expectation, not within condition, but as part of the structure that holds this pack together.”