Chapter104: A new crisis

KELLY THOMPSON'S POV  The sharp, metallic scent of blood seeped into my senses before the news even reached my ears. I stood, rigid and alert, as Beta Lucas burst through the grand doors of the council chamber, his form tense with urgency. "Your Majesty, Luna Queen," Lucas said, his breaths coming in heaves. "There's been an incident-a violent clash between our kind and the humans at the border." A cold shiver ran down my spine, and the hairs on the back of my neck prickled with the gravity of his words. This was the escalation we'd feared, a spark that could ignite a war between us and them, werewolves versus humans. The peace we had fought so hard to maintain now teetered on a knife-edge. "Tell me everything," I demanded, my voice steady despite the turmoil brewing within. My heart thundered against my ribcage, echoing the howls of my ancestors, urging me to protect our pack from the looming threat. Lucas recounted the confrontation in terse detail; harsh words had turned to bared te