Chapter 76 Silver Crowning (Ii)

• Dr. Bellamy stepped forward to begin the ceremony, his kind face grave with the solemnity of the occasion. "We gather today to witness a union unlike any in our recorded history," he began, his voice carrying easily through the great hall. "Not merely the joining of two hearts, but the binding together of three great packs into something new and stronger."
• The traditional vows came first—promises of love, loyalty, and partnership that echoed through the stone walls. Bobby found herself speaking words that felt both ancient and entirely new, pledging her heart to the man who had seen her at her worst and chosen to love her anyway.
• Then came the werewolf rituals, ceremonies that reached back to the earliest days of their kind. Dr. Bellamy brought out a silver chalice filled with spring water that had been blessed under three different full moons, one in each territory.