#Chapter 151: By His Side

Ava The sun was just beginning to dip below the horizon as we made our way back from the beach, our cheeks flushed and our hair still damp from the ocean water. Chris and Leonard were walking together at the front, and Ophelia and I lingered in the back, our arms looped around each other’s shoulders. As we approached the Packhouse, however, one of the guards at the front doors stepped forward, a folded parchment in his hand. “Alpha,” he called out gruffly. “This just arrived for you.” Chris accepted the letter with a nod. I peered over his shoulder curiously as he unfolded the paper, my eyebrows raising as I saw the looping script inside. “Dearest Chris and Ava… Word has reached our pack’s border of your recent relationship announcement—congratulations…” I tuned out the rest as Chris’s eyes scanned the paper. When he was finished, he lowered the letter and turned to me. “It seems Moonrise has heard about our announcement,” he said. “This is Lil