Chapter48: Training with the Alpha King

KELLY THOMPSON'S POV  The chill of dawn barely clung to the air as I stood in the middle of the training grounds, my boots firm against the dew-kissed grass. A veil of mist draped over the royal palace's spires, casting spectral shadows that seemed to watch me with silent expectation. My heart hammered against my chest-a wild drumbeat echoing my tangled thoughts. Today was not just another day; it was a proclamation, a testament to our readiness, or lack thereof. Elara had departed under the cover of night, her message clear and chilling: war was not a distant whisper but a howl at our doorsteps. And here I waited, for him, the other half of my soul and my sovereign-Alpha King Jason. The weight of our son Eden's future and our pack's fate pressed upon my shoulders like the heavens upon Atlas. A rustle at the edge of the clearing pulled me from my reverie, and the figure that emerged from the lingering fog struck an imposing silhouette. Jason strode into the training grounds, his dark h