Caleb
The world seemed to slow, suspended between one heartbeat and the next.
Before me stood the most breathtaking creature I had ever seen, Queen Elise’s wolf.
Golden-brown fur shimmered beneath the early morning moonlight, catching every glint of silver that bled through the clouds.
Her bright and wild eyes burned with the strength of a Luna and the gentleness of a mother.
For a moment, I forgot how to breathe.
I had seen many wolves before, even fought beside Alphas, faced rogues in blood-soaked battles but this… this was different.
She wasn’t just a wolf. She was grace incarnate. Majesty reborn. The kind of presence that made the entire forest bow in reverence.
My wolf went utterly still inside me.
Then, in a reverent whisper, he said, Mate.
And this time, I didn’t fight
