The next morning, Rachel woke up to a soft knock on her door.
She sat up slowly, still feeling the warmth from the previous night’s family dinner. When she opened the door, Kylian was standing there in simple training clothes, his hair still messy from sleep. He looked almost… nervous.
“Would you like to join me for my morning run?” he asked quietly. “We can shift and run together in the forest.”
Rachel blinked in surprise. She had never been invited to anything like this before. Her heart fluttered with a mix of caution and hope.
“I… I’d like that,” she answered softly.
They walked out together into the cool morning air. The forest was still waking up, birds singing softly in the trees. When they reached a private clearing, they both shifted.
Rachel’s wolf form was smaller and light
