Chapter 252Kieran’s POV

I stood at the edge of the rise, looking out over everything that mattered to me.

My pack. My home. My people.

Wolves from different packs and including my pack stood shoulder to shoulder, lines stretching far beyond what I could fully see. They were standing strongly, their weapons in their hands and their armors shining brightly. They were ready. Or at least… they were pretending to be.

I could hear their fear beneath the silence. The way they held each other’s ...