Chapter 231: THE COST OF GROWTH

Conor   When someone thinks they are good at something, seeing someone better makes them fight harder.   I watched as the others made room for Edeline to step into the circle. My crew had already started treating her like one of their own, but there was still that unspoken rule: she had to earn her place, same as everyone else. Here, nothing was handed out for free.   Our pack was different from her old one. We were not hung up on appearances or status. We followed the wolf’s instinct, kept it simple. That was how it should be. William’s pack? Always caught up in human drama. His males were softer, less aggressive than mine, and his females, well... they were not exactly warm either. But there was something they all seemed to notice about Edeline, even from the beginning. They recognized her strength. It was not just in her beta blood, it was in her whole presence.   I was about to let her unleash that power.   As I approached my general by the arena, the air shifted. Everyone paused,