nsion thickened in the air. Her wolf was alert, growling softly within her, ready to defend her from whatever threat had ente

unfamiliar and cold, lingered in the air like a storm cloud, something that didn't belong in the warm, protective atmosphere o

the power of an Alpha. There was no mistaking the authority in his tone-he wa

e of them, a man with a sharp jaw and piercing eyes, took a step forward. His presenc

w and gravelly. His eyes flickered briefly to Nova b

whispers of rogue groups that operated outside of pack law, but she had never thought they would come this clo

't care for messages from the North," he growled. "

e, a woman whose presence was just as foreboding as his. She stepped forward, her

voice smooth and deliberate. "It's for her." Her gaze lock

known, on some level, that her past wasn't as simple as it seemed, but hearing her ful

ed fury. "You'll speak to me," he said, his voice low and dangerous. "Whatever message yo

was nothing but the heavy silence that stretched between them. The man, however,

edged with warning. "We were sent to deliver a truth." He paused, hi

who she really was? Wasn't she just an Omega? Wasn't that all she had ever known? The uncertainty i

n hardening even further. He didn't speak, but the protective

rt. Everything in her life had been turned upside down in a matter of days. The revelation of her wolf, the bond with Dor

it is, Nova Blackthorn. You were born into something much older, much more powerful, than you've

mother had always told her she came from humble roots, from a family that had never held power. And yet, these st

body. His muscles tensed, ready to defend her from whatever they were threate

in your records, Alpha. But not everything is written

hat were they saying? That she was something more than an Omega? More than

f these strangers' words. Her bloodline, her heritage-it all seemed like a puzzle, piec

? Now she felt like she was standing at the edge of something

the world, Nova. But you must first embrace who you truly are." She paused, her gaze flicking to

on. It was as if the fate of everything-of herself, of Dorian, and of their

here was an edge of warning in it. "You'v

lly, the man gave a slight nod, signaling to the woman. Without another word, they turned an

, and she could hear nothing but the sound of her own breath. It was over, for no

between them had shifted, replaced by a deep, unspoken understanding. But t

sked, her voice barely above a whispe

n he stepped closer to her, his hand reaching out to gen

ow and steady. "But I will find out. I'll prot

know what was coming. But one thing was certain- her life had changed forever. And no matter how much she wanted to ignore