**Gaia’s POV**

The great hall still echoed with the cheers long after Aurora’s solemn words had faded into the night. Moonlight streamed through the high windows, bathing the room in silver glow, as if the Goddess herself approved of the moment. The pack’s faces—nobles, warriors, elders—were turned toward me with a reverence I had never imagined. Audis stood tall despite his bandaged shoulder, his eyes shining with the same admiration he had shown on the battlefield. Even the ...