Chapter 6 - The United Pack
A month later.
The mountain air was crisp and clear, carrying the scent of pine across the sunlit terrace of my private estate. The dark clouds that had hung over the Vale empire for thirteen years had finally cleared, leaving behind a reorganized, cleansed family legacy built on honor rather than greed.
Clara sat on a wooden lounger, watching with a warm smile as Emma ran through the tall grass with two golden retriever pups.
I walked out onto the terrace, wearing a rolled-up linen shirt.
Emma spotted me and came racing up the wooden steps, her yellow raincoat replaced by a soft fleece jacket, her grey eyes bright with joy.
"Uncle Sebastian! Look!" she cheered, holding up a fresh drawing.
It was a picture of two majestic black wolves standing side by side beneath a full, unbroken moon.
I knelt down on the deck, taking the drawing into my hands with a proud smile. "It's beautiful, Emma. Perfect."
She reached out and pulled back my left sleeve, admiring the black wolf tattoo on my forearm, then gently touched Clara's sleeve nearby.
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"Now the wolves are together," Emma said happily, wrapping her arms around my neck.
I held my niece close, feeling the warmth of my brother's living legacy in my arms. The betrayal that had shattered my past was finally answered, and the pack was whole once again.
