The moon hung high in the night sky, casting its silvery glow over the Blood Moon pack's territory. It had been weeks since our return to the ancestral mansion, and during that time, I had undergone rigorous training to harness my reclaimed alpha powers. But our world was about to be shaken by an unexpected arrival—the return of Jarvis.

News of his return had reached us from Germany, and the tension in the mansion was palpable as we awaited his arrival. I stood in the grand hall, flanked by ...