Selene's POV

The weeks after the battle passed in an uneasy silence.

Lunaria was rebuilding.

The streets that had once been filled with wounded warriors were slowly returning to normal, while the damaged walls of the capital were being repaired by wolves from all seven packs. Children had begun playing in the courtyards again, merchants had reopened their stalls, and the sound of hammers against stone echoed through the kingdom from morning until sunset.

From the palace balcony, I watched it all.

The Doom Moon still hung above the city, bathing the rooftops in crimson light, but for the first time, I did not see it as a warning. After...