The mood was heavy. However, not gloomy nor sad.
It was so complicated, and most wolves were still trying to make some sense of their feelings. But no one felt sorrow because of Alpha Luciano's fall.
It was something that had happened, finally. Just a fact. Nothing they needed to ponder about. They could just accept it.
And, following their rules, the one who won would be their new leader. They smiled at Samantha, happy to have a strong leader by their side.
The woman didn't see their expression. Luckily, Renato thought. She would freak out if she found out. It was too early, but everything was changing too fast to stop it.
His pack wouldn't have survived being abandoned by their Alpha a second time. So, he had to carefully thread with Samantha's feelings and awareness until she felt what they felt and decided to stay.