elt as if she belonged. Her heartbeat had settled into a rhythm that matched the subtle vibration of the earth beneath her feet, and the pull of Adrian Wolfe at h

sonant, carrying authority and reassurance all at once. "And that s

ng through her. She had spent her entire life feeling incomplete, a missing part she could not name,

the trees, smell the faint musky scent of a deer hidden somewhere deep in the undergrowth, and

and deliberate, too fast for her eyes to follow initially. Her stomach tightened, and her body responded before her mind could even

e shadows with a predator's focus. "Rogues," he muttered, his voice tense. "They've found us s

e shifts in the air, the irregular cadence of movement, the faint scent of wolf fur mixed with human sweat, the silent communications exchan

could even process the danger. She sidestepped, narrowly avoiding a swipe that would have caught her shoulder, and in that instant, she understood the depth

threat. The rogue wolves circled, assessing, calculating. Kane's instincts screamed at her to att

ion of it against her skin. "You are not just Kane Rivers anymore. You are Luna. Your

When the first wolf lunged again, she moved with supernatural precision, dodging, twisting, and striking with a force that stunned her own mind. Her hands conne

teeth, claws slashing with uncanny speed. Kane watched, her breath catching, feeling an electric pull between them as if their movements were

d not know she possessed. Her hand struck the rogue wolf with a precision that sent it tumbling to the ground, and she could hear its growl cut short in surprise and fear. Adrenal

xertion, from adrenaline, and from the overwhelming sense of her own awakening. She turned to Adrian, and he regarded h

seemed to resonate in her chest. "You are powerful

, and she had survived, not just as herself, but as Luna, as part of a bond that was more than she could have imagined. The pull toward Adria

nger the connection between us, the stronger your abilities will become. But understand this, your bond will be test

her own abilities, and from the undeniable attraction that pulled her toward Adrian with every fiber of her bei

uld feel the forest, the life within it, and even the subtle pulse of Adrian's presence as if it were an extension of her own body. He

. He stepped closer, and Kane felt the magnetic pull between them intensify. She wa

mbling but strong. "I didn't know I could... d

ced today is part of a larger threat. They will not stop, and neither can we. Your awakening has alerted others, others who will not hesitate to

trust was different. This trust was primal, magnetic, tied to destiny and something far deeper than anything she had known. It was terrifying, yes,

her voice soft but unwavering. "I

of hair from her face, and Kane felt the connection between them spike, a thrill of electricity that left her breath

d feel thrumming in her bones. She had faced danger and survived, awakened a power she had never known, and felt th

y into a world of power, danger, and desire. The Alpha had claimed her destiny, and together, they would face the

s no longer the quiet, cautious girl from Silverwood. She was Luna, powerful, awakened,