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Chapter 5: The Wolf of the North
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2025-03-03 12:39:54CAIUS
The scent grew stronger with every step closer to Duskborne territory.
Wildflowers after a storm.
But there was still that void—where her wolf should have been.
"Fenrir," I called in my mind. "Do you still not feel her wolf?"
"No," Fenrir growled, restless. "It’s unnatural. The bond pulls me, yet her wolf is silent. It should not be."
It gnawed at me. The mate bond was supposed to be absolute. Yet, something about Lira Fenwick defied nature.
I dismounted my horse as the treeline broke. The Duskborne village lay quiet in the distance, the Alpha’s house a shadow against the moonlit sky.
"Elias," I ordered, "secure the perimeter. No casualties unless provoked."
Elias gave a sharp nod. "Understood, Alpha. And the girl?"
My gaze fixed on the faint light inside the Alpha’s home.
“She comes willingly—or not at all.”
Fenrir snarled with satisfaction. "Bring her to us."
As I approached the house, the air thickened with tension.
And then—I saw her.
Lira stood framed in the doorway, the faint light inside the house casting her in an ethereal glow. Her hair, pale and almost silver in the moonlight, fell loosely around her shoulders, framing her face. The defiance in her eyes hit me like a bolt of lightning. Pale blue, like the color of a stormy sky, locked with mine. There was something in that gaze, something unyielding, something wild that stirred within me.
Beautiful.
Fenrir’s voice rumbled in my mind again. Ours.
I didn’t respond. My attention was fixed on her, on the girl who had eluded me in so many ways. Who had slipped through my fingers time and time again. Now, here she was—standing before me, framed in the doorway like some mythical creature that had come to life from the legends.
But there was no time for admiration. The Duskborne warriors appeared behind her, spreading out with practiced precision. Among them, standing taller than the rest, was Tobias Fenwick.
The moment his gaze met mine, something dark passed between us. His eyes narrowed, lips pressing into a thin, dangerous line. It was clear he recognized me.
“Caius Vexmoor,” Tobias said, his voice like thunder, carrying the weight of an Alpha's fury. "You dare cross into my territory?"
I met his gaze with a cold, calculating expression. My posture remained relaxed, my face an unreadable mask. “I’m not here for your territory,” I replied, my voice steady and controlled, though my eyes never wavered from Lira. “I’m here for her.”
The words hung in the air like a challenge, daring him to object. But Tobias’s expression remained as hard as granite, and I saw the shift in his stance, the subtle way his warriors tensed. He wasn’t going to let me take her without a fight.
“And why should I let you take her, Caius?” Tobias asked, stepping forward, his voice carrying an edge of authority that made the air crackle with tension. “What makes you think I would allow one of Grimhowl’s own to simply waltz in here and claim what is mine?”
“She’s not yours, Tobias.” I said it without hesitation, my voice unwavering. “She never has been.”
Tobias’s jaw clenched, the muscles in his neck tightening. He looked ready to pounce, and yet, I could feel the tension in the air shift. There was something deeper here, something he wasn’t saying. The bond between Lira and me was undeniable, and the longer I stood here, the more it gnawed at me. But there was something else—something Tobias wasn’t telling me.
“What is it you’re hiding, Tobias?” I asked, my voice cold and low. “What are you so afraid of?”
His eyes darkened, and for a moment, I saw something flicker in his gaze—a mix of fear and something darker. But then, he swallowed it down, his expression becoming steely again.
“You don’t understand, Caius,” he said, his voice low, controlled. “There are things in this world that cannot be rushed. Things that take time, things that—” He faltered, as if searching for the right words.
I stepped closer, my eyes never leaving his. “I understand enough. What I don’t understand is why you’ve been hiding her. Why you’ve kept her from me.”
Tobias’s eyes flickered toward Lira, and I could see the brief flash of something—a flicker of regret, of something unspoken. His lips parted, but no words came out. Instead, he took another step forward, trying to assert his dominance.
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