Chapter 267

Elodie’s POV

The Great Hall was finally quiet, but the air still felt thick, like a storm had passed but the ground was still shaking.

The other Alphas had cleared out to start fortifying their own borders, leaving the Manor feeling huge and strangely empty.

I was sitting on the wide stone steps of the porch, watching the mist roll off the lake. My heart was a steady 70 bpm. For the first time in