Chapter 25: The Outcasts

Elara’s POV

I looked up casually—and froze in mid-swallow, barely managing not to choke.

I wasn't prejudiced. I wasn't one to discriminate. But the werewolves filing into the room were undeniably... not normal.

Leading the group was a striking Black woman in her mid-forties with high cheekbones and intelligent eyes that seemed to evaluate everything they landed on. What immediately caught my atten