Chapter 284

• Elysia
• The invitations went out within a day of Kade's decision, formal and unmistakable, summoning every Alpha, Elder, and delegate whose presence mattered across a dozen territories to Stormridge grounds for a cross-pack Summit unlike anything held in recent memory.
• "You're certain about the timing," Silas asked, reviewing the schedule I'd laid out for him. "The shareholder vote on Ashbourne Group leadership, Kade's formal proposal for the Ashgrove Circle's charter, all happening within the same gathering."