Chapter 350

• Aria’s POV
• The echoes of the howls from my pairing ceremony had long faded, but their resonance still lingered in my heart. That night had marked not only my union with Lucien but the birth of a new era for the packs. And yet, the moon had turned many times since then, and life in Stormridge flowed forward with a peace I once thought impossible.
• Carmen and Duke sealed their bond not long after Lucien and I. I still remember the gleam in Carmen’s eyes when she stood with Duke before the Goddess, her wolf shining as bright as the sun at midday. For a moment, I thought of the girl who had once clutched my hand and called me “sister.” Now, she was mated, radiant, and no longer a shadow of longing. The Goddess had finally written her joy into the stars.