THIRD POV
The moment the strange wolf stopped moving long enough for Alexander to properly look at it, something inside him reacted uneasily.
Not just his suspicion.
Something deeper.
Instinct.
Aiden remained tense beneath the surface, every part of him still prepared for violence if necessary, but now there was more confusion mixed into it.
Because the closer Alexander got, the stranger this entire thing felt.
Slowly, Alexander shifted back into his human form.
The shift rolled through him quickly before he straightened fully beneath the cold night air.
Around the clearing, the surrounding wolves remained tense and alert, their glowing eyes fixed entirely on the other wolf.
Alexander began walking forward carefully.
Every instinct inside him remained sharp.
The wolf immediatel
