Ashina's POV

The crowd's chant was getting louder and louder and in that moment it felt good to be acknowledged for the efforts we put into stopping Maya's evil plans from taking root. It was one thing to want to defeat Maya and win as it was another thing to not be appreciated for the people who you were fighting for.

I was proud of Nathan because even though he entered this place feeling inadequate to address himself as the Alpha, he still stood over here and spoke to them and they listened. ...