Kaelen’s POV

The morning sun rose over the Royal Pack like a promise.

For the first time in what felt like centuries, the light seemed brighter — cleaner. The kingdom had survived the fires, the raids, the curses whispered by the rogues in the dark. And at the center of that victory was one woman — my mate.

Aria Blackwood.

The Luna fate had hidden from me until the moment I was ready to see her.

She was still asleep when I woke. The silver dawn spilled across her hair, ...