whispers of wind stirring the treetops, but there was no wildlife, no creatures stirring. It was as th

shallow as she tried to process everything that had happened since she first arrived in the town. One minute, she was a regular woman looking for peace

unreadable, but his presence was commanding, like

ice breaking the silence that had settl

to the dark path ahead. "We're going to the heart of the pack," he replied, h

m what? You said the pack was re

a low growl emanating from one of them, but Lucian gave them a sharp look, silencing them. It was as though his mere p

re. "But I promise you, Sera, you're not just a human. You're part of this world whether you

k more questions, wanted to know what he meant by part of this world and why the pack was hunt

s lead, the pull in her chest growing stro

upon a clearing, and what she

t stone building, half-veiled in mist. It looked old, older than anything she'd ever seen, but there was something unmistakably powerful about it, as if the very earth ar

id, his voice softer now, almost rev

ng strange through her, a flicker of recognition in the

hadows. One by one, they emerged, each one more imposing than the last. They were not jus

were star

This is where it all begins, Sera," he said, his voice lo

rough the clearing. The wolves began to shift, their forms rippling as they transformed from their massive, wolf-like shapes into human for

his broad chest exposed. There was no mistaking the power radiating from him. He was the same as the wolves, but in this

f the wolves followed suit. Each one shifted, revealing powerful, muscl

there wa

oo, s

rkened and lengthened. When he finally stood before her in human form, his body was lean but powerful, his muscles sharp and defined. His eye

leader. A kin

quickened. She wasn't sure if it was fear, attraction, or something else entirely, but she co

. His eyes gleamed with a predatory intensity. "Lucian, is sh

this," he replied, but there was an edge to his words that made Sera's

an unsettling grin. "So, the Luna finally arrives," he said, his voice

demand answers, but the words caught in her throat. She couldn't stop the way

e said softly, his voice almost gentle now. "There's more to being a part of this world than

for a moment, Sera didn't know if s

when the pack was watching. Not when