Betrayal and A Crushing Realization

POV: Elysia

The bright, ringing sound of children laughing echoed from the courtyard below. Elysia leaned over the heavy wooden railing of her bedroom balcony, resting her chin in her hand. The crisp Oregon air carried the scent of pine and damp earth across the Ironbark Pack territory. Down on the manicured grass, her three-year-old daughter, Aurelia, and her almost five-year-old nephew, Milo, c