#Chapter 298: The Coronation

Ella’s POV The two weeks that followed went by in a blur. Brian disappeared. Just vanished without a trace. There were rumors, of course—some said he’d fled overseas after Richard’s arrest, others claimed he was hiding somewhere in the northern territories. I didn’t particularly care where he’d gone, as long as he stayed gone. One less problem to deal with. I had enough on my plate as it was. Despite Richard being behind bars, Brian disappearing, and finally having the deed to the pack in my possession, taking back Stormhollow was no easy feat. The pack’s financial records were a mess. Many pack members were traumatized and distrustful. The territory itself had been neglected, with infrastructure crumbling and resources depleted. But I wasn’t doing it alone. My supporters helped me sort through decades of corruption and abuse, identifying which of Richard’s appointees could be trusted and which needed to be replaced. We worked long hours, sometimes late in