as though she were living inside a memory of herself rather than the person she had become the night before. Her body hummed with energy she could not explain, a stra

cable connection that had drawn her toward him all swirled in a mix of fear and fascination. Something had shifted inside her, a spark that refused to be ignored, a sensation of power she had never felt but i

m the distance, and the faint chime of the bakery bell signaled the start of another ordinary day. Kane wanted to believe she could slip back into normalcy, into the

g about it carried authority. Before she could answer, the door opened, revealing Adrian Wolfe. His presence filled the room like a force of nature, broad and commanding, his

edged with warning. "There is much to learn, Kane. Much you n

ng both awe and a hesitant defiance. "Everything you said las

Luna. You have inherited abilities from your bloodline, powers that have been dormant but are now awake

e curiosity. "Abilities? Powers?" she asked, her vo

e things most humans cannot. You are faster, stronger, and attuned to the world around you in ways you have nev

fied reason, and a destiny tied to a wolf she had met barely a day ago. Her pulse

o trust me. That trust is the first test, Kane. You cannot navigate this world alone. There are forces beyo

, undeniably powerful, yet beneath it all, she sensed a depth she could not quite name. He was dangerous, an

is," she admitted, her voice

u capable of what is coming. The blood in your veins carries strength that even I cannot replicate. The pack ha

d. Now, it felt as though the ground beneath her had shifted, revealing a world she had never known existed, a wor

ally, her voice gaining a note of

es. "Good. Fear is natural. It keeps you alive

ses tingled in response, and she realized she could hear the distant call of birds, the subtle hum of life in the soil, even the faint rustle of movement far beyond the clearing.

every instinctual reaction. "Focus," he instructed. "Breathe. Feel the energy around

he felt a connection, a pulse beneath her skin, a vibration in her bones that echoed the rhythm of the forest. It

t it. The bond is forming. It will grow stronger each day, but

rn the rules of the world she had been thrust into. And despite everything, she wanted Adrian, the dan

g in before her mind could even process it. Shadows flitted through the trees, too delibe

"But this will not be easy. Danger has already found us, Kane, and it will not relent. Rogue

eins. She was part of this world now. She could feel the power, the bond, the pull of somet

forest. The air between them was charged with anticipation and unspoken tension, the bond between Luna and Alpha strengt

Wolfe, the wolf who had become a man, the Alpha who had claimed her fate,

h the branches in fragmented patterns, and Kane understood th

trees promised trials, revelations, and a destiny that would d