Chapter 139 A New Path Forward

• The day dawned bright and clear, the sunlight streaming through the windows of the Red Blood Pack’s main hall. The tension that had loomed over their lives for months seemed to have eased, leaving a calm that felt both strange and welcome. For Ares, today felt different, like the final pages of a chapter he wasn’t quite ready to close.
• Ares found Lydia waiting for him by the garden, her favorite spot in the pack’s territory. She sat on the bench beneath a blooming tree, her hands folded neatly in her lap, her expression serious.
• “You wanted to talk?” Ares asked as he approached, his tone curious but calm.