Chapter 101 The Truth Revealed

The aftermath of the war left a heavy cloud over Ashwood. The once vibrant town, now shrouded in the quiet somberness of recovery, still bore the scars of battle. The Ashwood pack, though victorious, felt the weight of their losses, and I could feel that weight pressing down on me too. The war had ended, but the battles within me were far from over. I had spent the past few days in a fog of exhaustion, unable to shake the gnawing feeling in my gut. It wasn’t just the grief or the pain of our fallen members; it was the secret I had been carrying for so long, a secret that now felt too heavy to bear alone. My siblings, Hertha and Ethan, had been tiptoeing around me, sensing that something was wrong but not knowing what. They deserved to know the truth. As I walked through the house, I could hear my mother in the kitchen, humming softly as she prepared dinner. Her familiar tune was a comfort, but it also reminded me of the delicate balance I had to maintain. I couldn’t tell her—not yet.