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Mikhail
I stand at the edge of the forest, the scent of pine and earth filling my senses. My blindness sharpens my other senses, making the world around me more vivid in ways most can't comprehend.
Being blind hasn't made me weak. In fact, it's made me stronger, more ruthless. A cruel smirk appears on my face when I recall what happened to those who considered me weak and challenged me. I can still feel the warmth of their blood on my skin as I tore them limb from limb with my bare hands. Those bastards weren't even worthy of fighting against my wolf; even in my human form, they were no match for my strength.
I haven't earned the title of Cruel Blind Alpha for nothing. Killing is my second nature. As the Alpha of the strongest pack in the northern territory, my pack and I are known for being ruthless and fierce.
My father might not have been a loving father, but he was a great mentor. He taught me never to let anyone consider my sightlessness as a weakness.
His methods were harsh, almost cruel, but they prepared me to face this world. He drilled into me the importance of strength and the necessity of being feared and respected.
My mother never liked the way he trained me, but she never said anything because she knew he was doing it for my benefit. She was the only softness in my life, the one who offered comfort after my father's brutal lessons. Her love was a quiet, constant presence, a warmth I rarely allowed myself to acknowledge. But she knew, as I did, that without my father's harsh training, no one would consider me worthy of being Alpha. Without it, I would always be seen as a weak and pathetic excuse for a leader.
My parents died in a rogue attack when I was barely an adult. But I didn't let their deaths go unavenged. I hunted down every last rogue involved and made sure none of them lived to tell the tale.
Clenching my jaws, I shake my head as my wolf howls inside me, being as restless as ever.
Raising my face towards the sky, my useless eyes notice slight brightness, indicating that the moon is shining brightly, and what I am feeling is the effect of the full moon.
I know my pack and my territory with the back of my hand. I don't need eyes to navigate through it.
Returning to the pack house, I directly made my way towards the Alpha quarter.
My eyes make out the blurred outline of the person standing at the door waiting for me as I have ordered.
"Layla." My voice comes out stoic as I acknowledge her.
"Alpha." She purrs in response as she comes and stands directly in front of me.
Extending my hand, I hold her neck and then drag it down towards the middle of her chest and then move my hand lower.
I nod my head in approval as she stands naked, ready to take care of my and my wolf's needs.
"My room, now!" I order and don't wait for her to follow as I make my way towards my room.
As soon as I hear her entering the door and closing the door behind, I push her front against the wall.
"Hands on the wall." I order while removing my clothes, "Don't move." Grabbing her hips harshly, I force her to stand still.
"Take whatever you want from me..." Turning her head slightly, she smiles at me. "Don't hold back. You know I can take it."
A growl ripples through me when I partially shift into my wolf while the room echoes with her painful screams.
CalebMorning creeps in through the narrow window like it owns the place. Pale light slides across the floor and climbs the wall, catching on the edge of my dresser and the rumpled blanket on my bed. The academy is quiet in that early way, right before breakfast when everyone is either half awake or pretending they are not.I stand in front of the mirror, tugging on a clean shirt, staring at my own reflection without really seeing it.Her scent is still there.That is the problem.One inhale. That is all it took. One breath in that bathroom, thick with steam and heat, and now it feels like my lungs remember something my mind never asked for. Every time I breathe, it is like my body is waiting for it again, searching for something it already knows it cannot forget.I press my palm flat against the dresser and force myself to breathe slower. It does not help. The scent is not actually here, yet it clings to me anyway, woven into memory in a way that feels unfair.It is ridiculous how on
Caleb I push the bathroom door open and step inside. The scent hits me so hard it almost steals the air from my lungs. I stop just past the threshold, hand still on the door, breath locking in my chest like I have been struck. Heat flares low and fast, not from exertion, not from anger. My wolf surges forward with a sound that rumbles through me, a warning and a recognition wrapped into one. Mine. The word is not spoken, but it exists all the same. The scent is layered. Clean soap. Warm skin. Something sharper beneath it, something that curls straight into my chest and tightens that strange ache that has been following me all night. It is familiar in a way that makes no sense. I have never stood in this room with this person before, and yet every part of me reacts like it has been waiting. The pull snaps tight. It is like reaching the end of a hunt and feeling the target right in front of you, close enough to touch. My body knows it before my mind can argue. My muscles tense,
CalebJake arrives first, boots crunching softly through leaves, followed by four pack warriors and two trackers who move like they were born reading forests. The clearing seems to shrink once they step into it, like it knows it has been seen now and cannot pretend otherwise.Jake stops beside me and takes it all in without saying a word at first. His eyes move over the bodies, the blood sprayed across bark, the torn earth, the head caught in the branches. His mouth twists, not in disgust, but in something closer to recognition.Then he lets out a breath that sounds almost like a laugh.“I thought only you had this crazier streak,” he says, voice light but careful, like humor placed gently on top of something sharp. “Looks like you have competition.”He gestures toward the nearest tree, its bark painted dark and thick, and shakes his head slowly.I snort before I can stop myself. “No one beats my craziness.”The smirk comes easy. It always does. It is armor as much as it is habit.But
CalebI am not supposed to be out tonight.It is Lucas’s turn to patrol, but Aurora calls him and something in his voice changes when he answers. I hear it from down the hall, that quiet pull that means she needs him now. He does not ask me. He does not have to. He is my brother, and I will always be there whenever he needs me, no matter how trivial the reason is. I am already shrugging into my jacket, already telling him I will cover it. I have been patrolling the last two nights in a row, but sleep has been avoiding me anyway, so this feels like the better choice.My wolf has been restless for hours, prowling under my skin like he is caged too tight. Something feels off. Not danger exactly, but not calm either. It is the kind of feeling that makes lying in bed feel pointless.I tried earlier. I really did. I stared at the ceiling, listened to the building settle, counted breaths, counted heartbeats. Nothing worked. Sleep does not come when my wolf is like this. He wants movement. No
JuneThe dining hall hums with noise the moment we step inside.Voices overlap. Trays clatter. The smell of food hits me all at once, warm and heavy and real. Eggs, bread, something fried, something sweet. My stomach tightens in response, sharp and demanding. We are not the only ones here. Other trainees fill the space, groups I do not recognize, faces harder, older, some younger. From what I overhear, this place runs on rotations. People come and go. The Academy never sleeps.Misha walks beside me, her limp more noticeable now that the run is done, but her eyes are bright as she scans the buffet like it might disappear if she blinks too long.We grab plates from the stack. The ceramic feels solid in my hands. I move down the line, scooping food without hesitation. Scrambled eggs. Bread. Something that looks like potatoes. I do not overthink it. Food is fuel. Food is comfort. Food is not something I waste time being polite about.A couple of the guys from the run fall in step with us
JuneWe are halfway to breakfast when the whistle cuts through the morning air.My steps slow with everyone else’s. The sound echoes off the buildings, off the trees, off whatever part of me is still caught on the memory of bare skin and warmth and a hand where it should not have been. That stranger’s presence lingers in my head like a thumb pressed to a bruise. I can almost feel it again, that heat, that pull.I shove it aside.Everyone slows, confused murmurs rippling through the group. The sun is barely up, the sky pale and soft, the kind of morning that feels like it could be kind if given the chance. My stomach reminds me that I went to bed hungry, but that is nothing new. Hunger is familiar. Orders shouted across a yard are not.“Outside. Now.”Alexei stands near the open space beside the building, arms crossed, posture relaxed like this is exactly where he wants to be. People shuffle toward him, some yawning, some already annoyed. I step into the line with the others and lift my







