Chapter 35 The Shifting Sands Of Allegiance

• The return to the Crimson Moon Pack was markedly different this time. There was no stifling silence, no undercurrent of suspicion.
• Instead, as Elara, Lucian, and Kael strode through the gates, a murmur of awe rippled through the gathered pack members. The news of the Nexus Point's destruction, exaggerated and mythologized by word of mouth, had preceded them.
• Wolves flocked to them, their expressions a mix of fear and fervent hope. Elara’s luminous silver eyes, radiating pure power, were a beacon they instinctively trusted. Marcus Thorne's authority, already waning, now hung by a thread, his previous pronouncements of Elara's corruption sounding hollow against her undeniable brilliance.