I stormed into the mansion, my rage barely contained. My fists clenched at my sides as I climbed the stairs two at a time, my mind racing. Everything finally made sense—the manipulations, the lies, the connections. I had spent all day piecing it together, and now I knew the truth. My father, Aurora’s father, the secrets… it was all linked.
I reached Aurora’s door and stopped abruptly. Her scent hit me like a thunderclap, completely changing my mood from anger to intense desire to protect and possess.
It was different tonight—primal, alluring, and entirely impossible to ignore. It wrapped around me, pulling Kol to the surface. My wolf growled low in my chest, restless and itching for something I couldn’t explain.
"Kol, settle down," I muttered under my breath, shaking my head to clear t
