Chapter 710: What They Choose to See
Annabeth knew this was coming.
She had known it the moment Sophia stepped onto the platform in the square. She had known it when the crowd erupted, when the accusations flew, when the woman she had come to respect stood alone under the weight of a thousand angry stares. She had known it when Orion spoke, when Sophia bowed, when the pack began to shift and the apologies started.
Her people would not be so quick to shift.
The Silver Creek pack had suffered at Victoria's hands in ways that left scars too deep to see. They had lost their Alpha, their priest, their lands, their sense of safety. They had been starved, hunted, driven from their homes. Most had watched their families die.
And now they were being asked to accept Victoria's daughter as their Luna.
