Chapter 202

THIRD PERSON’S POV They arrived at the estate just as twilight draped the valley in dusky indigo and soft gold. Dominic’s pack stood silent, in wary awe of their return—sensing something had shattered beyond recognition but unaware of the full darkness Olivia had faced. The faint wisp of extinguished rune-smoke trailed behind them like the residue of forgotten threats. Finally, the witches were gone. The conspirators lay defeated, their hands stained with blood and betrayal. The immediate danger had ended—but the laws of the pack still stood. Bound by ancient covenant, Olivia, Dominic, and their allies had broken them all: forbidden violence within neutral borders, rogue magic used against fellow supernatural beings, and ritual breaches without council sanction. If the pack discovered their transgressions, chaos would follow. They had won the battle—but the price remained. Punishment wasn’t mercy in this world—it was reckoning. As Olivia felt the cool stone beneath her bare feet, dawn’