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The early morning sun filtered through the trees as I made my way back to the Moonstone Pack territory. After three days of diplomatic meetings with the neighboring Silver Creek Pack, I was eager to return home. Today marked seven years since Ryan and I had completed our mate bond—seven years since I'd pledged my life and loyalty to the Alpha who had saved me from certain death. My fingers unconsciously traced the faint scar on my shoulder, a permanent reminder of the rogue attack that had destroyed everything I'd once known. The memories still haunted me: the screams of my packmates, the blood-soaked ground, the paralyzing fear as rogues closed in around me. And then Ryan, appearing like a guardian angel, fighting them off and carrying me to safety. At least, that's how I remembered it. Or how I'd been told to remember it. "You're back early, Luna Victoria," greeted Delta Marcus at the pack border checkpoint, bowing his head respectfully. "The negotiations concluded sooner than expected," I replied with a small smile.