Chapter 147

ALEX The tension in the room reached its peak. I could feel Callista shift beside me, ready for whatever was about to happen. Then Elder Sophia laughed—a loud, unexpected sound that made everyone turn to her. “Finally,” she said, her eyes sparkling. “Finally, we have an Alpha with backbone.” “Sophia!” Elder Hans stared at her in disbelief. “Don't ‘Sophia’ me, Hans,” she replied casually. “You and I both know that this Pack has been dying for years. We were too proud to admit it, too afraid of change to do anything about it.” She stood, walking around the table toward me and Callista. Despite her age, she moved with the grace of a warrior—a reminder that she herself had once been one of the Pack's best fighters before the council banned her. “Alpha Alexander,” she said formally, bowing slightly—a gesture that made my heart race. "Luna Callista. You have my support. Everything you have proposed is reasonable and necessary.“ ”Sophia, you can't be serious—“ Elder Thomas began. ”Silence, Th