Chapter 14: The Alpha's Kneel

The days following the battle were a blur of exhaustion and quiet upheaval. The Silvermane compound, though scarred, hummed with a new, tentative energy. The threat of Marcus and the Shadow Claw was gone, scattered by the power of the Heartstone—a power they had felt and feared. But the greater victory was internal. I was given a proper room, one with a window that looked out onto the recovering clearing. No one locked my door. The looks I received now were no longer of hostility or suspicion,...