The alpha's call

hearing, a song only I seemed to perceive. Growing up, I tried to ignore it, but it's hard to ignore

nd. I could almost smell the damp leaves, hear the branches swaying in the wind. But what lingered most were th

am's voice came from the hallway.

ied, trying to

sm. She knew I wasn't fine, but as always, she didn't pr

rst time I'd dreamed of that forest, but this time felt different. More real. My heart was

always drifting back to that dream. Customers came and went, but I barely noticed. Not even the familiar rhy

, it felt like my steps were guided by something greater than myself. The sun was setting as I reache

I'd ever gone. There was a strange weight in the air, as if the forest were alive and watching m

der the dappled sunlight breaking through the canopy. It didn't move as our eyes met. There was something in its gaze-a

on me. I couldn't move, even if I wanted to. It stopped just a few fee

o a man. He was tall, broad-shouldered, with a presence that seemed to command

s voice deep and filled with so

possible? Who was he? And wh

ged to ask, my voice

ed. "And you, Lyra, have mu

esence in the forest was no coincidence. He said I had a connection to them, something tied to my bloodl

aditions, and the dangers they faced. But there was something more between us, something we both

" Kael asked one night as we

even understand? But deep down, I knew he was right. There was some

d finally. "But I don'

h an intensity that made my heart race. "It means your fate

questions, so many secrets waiting to be uncovered. Al