Chapter 151

VALERIA’S POV Riven left, but I stayed. Her words echoed in my mind, a quiet reminder of the truth I needed to accept. I need to change the way I think. All of this was meant to be. Dimitri’s death. The battle. The bloodshed. I had to take revenge. It was supposed to happen one way or another. I couldn’t blame myself—not anymore. But I couldn’t stay here either. This place, these walls, this land—they would always remind me of what happened. Still, I couldn’t just walk away without a final goodbye. I had to make things right. I had to set everything straight. ________________________________________ By the time I returned to the pack, the battlefield was nearly cleared. The royal traitors had been dealt with. The Alphas who had dared to cross Riven were handcuffed in silver and being loaded into vans. I had no doubt she would deal with them personally. I walked toward the packhouse, my heart steady but my mind restless. I wasn’t sure what I expected, but when I stepped inside, I was me