without paying attention, letting herself be guided by an invisible path beneath her feet. The air around her grew cooler and cooler, and t

scern a landmark, a particular tree or a marked rock that would help her find her way. But the places seemed to blend into each

source of the noise, her heart pounding. In the darkness, she discerned massive shapes advancing silently betw

revealing majestic, immense wolves with dense, dark fur. They surrounded him slowly, their piercing gazes and their muscles tense, as if read

pnotized by his bright yellow gaze. She had never seen such an imposing and terrifying creature. His fangs gleamed in the pale

rs instinctively turning towards the source of this new sound. And suddenly he appeared. Kayden , emerging from the shadows, his dark

rce. Lyana stood still, breathless, her eyes moving from Kayden to the wolves that were disappearing into the forest, docile in the face o

nt of concern in them. " Lyana, what are you doing here,

I...I got lost. I didn't want to... wel

alculated to reassure her while reminding her of his power. When he was close, she cou

r," he whispered, his intense gaze fixed on

ng quicken. "I have heard stories...legen

g away. "Legends often have some truth. But s

ravel this mystery and the fear of what she might discover.

e. "Because I had to." » He paused, his gaze sliding over her with an intensity that made her shu

s. They were so close that she could feel the warmth of his breath, his hand still resting lightly against her c

iding," she whispered, unable to

h gesture so as not to frighten her. "If I told you everything... you wouldn't look at me the same way

racing. "What if I to

his lips. "So you're braver than I thought." » He gently caressed her

inging back to reality the strange and dangerous situation she found herself in. Kayden seemed to

voice, regaining this mask of control and distanc

eady to fully understand everything that was happening around her. They walked side b

ng to look at her with an unreadable expression. "Promise me

ivated by the intensity

woods are dangerous, and there ar

ent, but eventually nod

GOOD. Because if anything happened to you, Lyana..." He paused, searching for words,

g that moment in her memory, then disappeared silently into the shadows of the f