Chapter 278: Emergency Meeting

XENOIS   "Not yet," Lumina admitted. "But I've reached out to several contacts. Someone must know a practitioner who specializes in shadow or light manipulation. It's just a matter of finding them and convincing them to help."   "What about the Shadow Moon Pack?" Marcus suggested. "Zade has resources we don't. Access to witches, warlocks, rare supernatural specialists. If you explained the situation----"   "I'd rather not impose on Zade's hospitality any more than we already have," I said, though the suggestion had merit. "We lived in his territory for two months. Asking for additional military support feels like admitting we can't handle our own problems."     "Pride is going to get people killed," Elder Harriet said bluntly. "If Zade has resources that could help, you need to swallow your ego and ask for them."     She wasn't wrong, but the words still stung. As alpha, I was supposed to be capable of protecting my pack without outside intervention. Asking Zade for help again felt lik