The laptop screen glowed softly in the darkened bedroom as I scrolled through yet another article about werewolf election processes. My eyes burned from hours of research, but I couldn't stop. Each new piece of information I uncovered made my stomach twist tighter.
"Historically, transitions of power have occasionally resulted in bloodshed when consensus cannot be reached among Alpha representatives..." I read, the words burning into my brain.
I clicked to another site, desperate for more optimistic predictions, but found only more troubling patterns. A forum for shifter historians detailed how the last three contested elections had ended with at least one candidate's assassination. No wonder Harrison had looked so grim during our conversation.
Was I just a pawn in this deadly game? The pregnant Luna keeping Kaelen's bloodline secure while he fought political battles I barely understood?
