**Aria's POV**

The correspondence with Caspian became a routine over the following weeks. Letters exchanged every few days, filled with updates about pack responsibilities, leadership challenges, and the gradual process of learning to trust each other again.

His latest letter sat on my desk, opened but not yet fully processed.

*The pressure of returning home is different than I expected. Everyone has opinions about what I should prioritize, how I should handle territorial disputes, which ...