{"He is the storm behind the silence, the shadow behind the howl. The Alpha Lycan is both legend and law and he is my lifetime mate"}
We stopped just before the steps, and she descended one, breaking formality, offering closeness.
"On behalf of Paradise Coven and the realms that still breathe in peace tonight… thank you." Her gaze swept across us. "What you faced at Blood Stone Mountain, the evil you vanquished would have consumed more than just one place. It would have spread like rot across the world. You stopped it before it could."
Sierra was the first to respond, graceful and composed. "It was not without cost. The Mira's home has returned to the earth."
Aurora's expression shifted, softening with reverence. "Then may it rest, proud and eternal. Its roots live on in you."
Freyr stood tall beside her, his chin raised but his eyes unreadable. Qadira said nothing, but the faint shimmer in her aura told me she felt the weight of that acknowledgment.
