#Chapter 118: The Next Steps

Aria We met in the conference room at Lunar Labs one week after our return to the human world. In my head, I had imagined the place of our first meeting with the other pack leaders to be something grand, perhaps a long wooden table surrounded by towering chairs, like the council chamber in the pack lands of Moonglow. But we had met in our usual conference room instead, only rather than discussing sales reports and upcoming projects with the team, we were discussing the future of… Well, everything. Darren was sitting beside me, his posture relaxed but his eyes sharp, scanning the room with the quiet intensity of an Alpha. Bella wasn’t here today, as we figured it would be best if only werewolves attended the first meeting—although I wished my best friend were by my side. And across from us sat the other Alphas and Lunas, five pairs in total, each representing a pack. They were a diverse group—some older, others younger. But all of them carried