POV: CALLIE
“Do we really have blood that ancient?” he asked, standing up with a laugh and looking at his father.
“For decades, the Goddess has granted part of her powers to us, the supreme alphas, entrusting us with the wisdom to lead, provide, guide, defend, and protect her people. But beyond that…” the former Alpha began, speaking to his son.
“And here I thought the list was already long!” the young wolf replied, rolling his eyes.
“It's important, Aaron!” Zephyr growled in admonishment, drawing his attention. “As the future Supreme Alpha, you must always keep this in mind. You are the balancing line for the packs, the supreme order. If a pack fails, it means you are failing as well.”
“But doesn't an Alpha only govern one pack?” Aaron asked curiously, sitting beside his father and leaning closer.
POV: CALLIEHis intense words caught me off guard, sending a shock through my body, as if I had been waiting for them my entire life. Tears streamed down my face. Control my gift to become his eyes?“What does that mean?” I asked, still lost and hesitant about the weight and significance of such a promise. Could I trust the Alpha to be my eyes? Or was I just preying, used for the wolves’ hunt?“Exactly what the words say, little wolf. Foresee the future for me; be my vision to keep me steps ahead of my enemies, and I’ll ensure you see the present without missing a single detail,” he growled, rubbing his nose against mine and pulling me to my feet. “Let me show you!”“Where are we going?” I asked, letting go of his hands and taking a few cautious steps back.“You’re still afraid of me,” the Alpha stated with a soft growl. “I&
POV: CALLIEAccompanied by the gentle sound of the wind and the fresh scent of nature, we shared that special moment, where he brought the beauty of the world to me in ways I could appreciate differently, but just as intensely. Aaron continued to describe every nuance of the sunset, ensuring no detail was left out. Even without seeing, the magic and grandeur of that moment were truly unique.“This is really beautiful.” I whispered, sipping a bit more.“It truly is beautiful,” Aaron said, placing a finger under my chin, turning me toward him, and capturing my lips in a soft yet commanding kiss. “Hunf, you taste sweeter.”“This feeling is pleasant,” I said with a small smile, still close to his mouth. “Thank you, Alpha.”“You thank and apologize too much,” he growled, massaging the back of my neck. “No one should be de
POV: AARONWe descended slowly from the mountains, with Callie exploring the surroundings, reaching her hands toward the sky, and playing with the cold breeze brushing against her fingers.“Little Wolf, if you focused on the future, could you have a vision?” I asked, admiring her innocence.“I’ve never tried,” she replied, lowering her hands and clasping them together, her fingers tightening slightly.“Why not?” I asked, curiosity lacing my tone as I stopped abruptly when she bumped into me. I grabbed her waist, feeling sparks ignite between us. The intensity of the moment was unsettling.“Forgive me, Alpha,” Callie said, embarrassed, bowing her head. I growled softly, lifting her chin.“Answer me,” I commanded, my lips grazing hers, drawing a faint gasp from her.“I was focused so
POV: AARON“Don't hurt him; I'll take the punishment in his place!” she hurried to say, grabbing my hands in desperation.“Hurt who?” I felt my rage boiling over. “Your fiancé?”She shook her head.“A friend, the only one I've ever had,” she sighed, sadness in her voice. “I don’t even know if he’s alive after the attack.”“What’s his name?” I growled, enraged, overtaken by a strange and dominant feeling.“Orion…” Callie said hesitantly. “I warned him about the attack, told him to run and stay safe.”“What kind of cowardly wolf runs, leaving his pack to be attacked?” I tightened my grip on her shoulders slightly.“He was just an omega. It’s not like he could’ve helped much.&rdq
POV: AARON“Nicoly?” she wrung her hands nervously.“You always evade my questions.” I growled lowly in her direction, sensing her body tremble. My mind conjured countless thoughts, filled with desire for this innocent wolf.“I'm not evading, my Alpha,” she murmured, biting her lips and nervously twirling strands of her hair around her fingers. “The only person who ever read to me was my mother. Her life was taken when I was very young. We never had the chance to talk about romances, and, given my state, it's not as though I'll ever live something as beautiful as that.”I considered her words, observing her posture. My wolf growled in my chest in protest, but logic held firm in my mind. It was a fact: Callie, being blind, was deemed unfit as a wolf. She served no purpose within the pack—at least not as far as the wolves knew. However, reflecting on recent event
POV: AARONI shifted in front of her, standing completely naked, and grabbed her wrist, licking the tips of her fingers.“Still dying for me, are you?” I growled playfully, making her laugh.“Ever the charmer,” she teased, placing a soft kiss on my cheek. “Your scent has changed.”“Changed, has it?” I raised an intrigued eyebrow.Inhaling near my neck, she smiled.“Oh yes, I can tell the Goddess is working on your heart,” Yulli said, her expression brightening as she hugged me. “I’m glad all this war hasn’t completely darkened your soul.”“Why do you witches always speak in riddles? Is it some preordained code?” I growled impatiently, making her laugh aloud.“Is lupine impatience also a predetermined trait of being a wolf?” s
POV: CALLIEI followed the Alpha like a shadow in the morning, handling combat information as he requested. I tried to focus my mind on gaining visions or signs of danger in every move the Lycan made. But I was forbidden from voicing my thoughts aloud—it was one of our secrets, one of many.At night, I was confined to his quarters, with no access to the rest of the house. Oddly, I felt safer this way. It was comforting to sleep in his arms and be enveloped by his gentle touches at night. The problem was that both my wolf and I had become too emotionally involved. The only ones bound to suffer from this entanglement were us.I paced nervously, wrestling with my thoughts. A fleeting idea crossed my mind: Could there be a possibility that the Alpha loved me?I shook my head, chastising myself for such naivety. I needed to be treated like a true prisoner—or at the very least, I had to distance myself. For
POV: CALLIE“I don't know what you're talking about! Please, Alpha, explain it to me!” I begged, my hand reaching up to his hair and sliding down to his face. “You reek of Esmeralda!”I spoke in shock, trying to pull away, but his grip was unrelenting.“She was right. You can use manipulation magic… Now everything makes sense!” the Lycan King bellowed, releasing my face and grabbing my elbow. “Guards, take her away; lock her in solitary confinement. No one touches my prisoner!”His roar sent waves of terror through me, and violent tremors overtook my body. I fell to my knees, dragging myself toward his woody scent, clutching at his legs.“Alpha, please! Please, don’t do this… I swear, I didn’t do anything!” I screamed in desperation.“Take her away!” the Alpha growled, pulling
POV: AARONI gently placed the wolf down, settling her close to the fire. Yulli sat beside her while I stood watch, noticing that both of them were still shivering from the cold.Shifting into my wolf form, I positioned myself between them, providing warmth and protection. That was when Callie turned in her sleep, pressing her body against my fur and clinging to me as if I were a stuffed animal.A mix of tenderness and unease coursed through me as my inner wolf stirred with happiness at the contact.“Now is not the time for this,” I growled mentally at my wolf, reprimanding him.I focused on the crackling fire, my thoughts sinking into dark places. Had she suffered at the hands of her fiancé? The mere idea infuriated me. What if he had gone beyond torture? What if the pup she carried was his?According to wolf law, if the offspring was not mine, it would
POV: AARONCallie had passed out. Her body was fuller than the last time I had seen her in person, and wounds stretched from her shoulders, trailing down her arms to the tips of her fingers. My eyes roamed over every inch of her skin, assessing the severity of her injuries, until they landed on the curve of her belly.It wasn’t that big, but it was noticeable—round, firm, and slightly swollen. I frowned, sniffing the air near her, when Yulli shoved me aside.“Move! I need to heal her!” The witch snapped impatiently. “Oh, my dear friend, you did it.”She spoke softly, running her fingers through Callie’s hair before beginning her healing spells.I started pacing, rubbing my chin, glancing at her from time to time while my nose kept twitching, sniffing in her direction… These scents.I closed my eyes, sharpening my hearing. Th
POV: CALLIEI shifted into my Lupine form with great difficulty, my lungs straining under the crushing weight of water filling them. The air in the broken memory was dense, suffocating. It felt like a thousand blades were stabbing into my back and ribs.But I knew—I had to survive.I started running, darting beneath Hunter’s legs as he roared in fury, reaching out to grab me. I chased after the torn ribbon as if my life depended on it—because it did.Hunter was relentless, bloodthirsty, whistling coldly as he pursued me.“I’m going to catch you, prey!” he laughed through his fangs.I leaped, grasping the broken ribbon and merging it with the other just as Hunter seized my leg, trying to drag me back.The memories fused together, freezing the world around me. I felt myself being pulled out, yanked back to the starting
POV: CALLIE“Who are you?” I demanded, taking a few steps back from the menacing wolf behind me.“Have you already forgotten your king and father?” Hunter's cold voice rang out, his eyes gleaming with malice. “How am I seeing you here when your carcass is curled up on the ground like trapped prey? Can you see?”There was surprise in his tone.I looked again at the wounded she-wolf on the ground, feeling the ferocity of my beast stir at the sight of her—injured, cowering, trembling, and threatened.Hunter grabbed my hair roughly, yanking me toward him with a sharp breath.“How are you doing this?” he snarled through his fangs.“Don’t touch me!” I growled, my claws extending as I slashed at him the moment he let go. I dropped to my knees, but I felt no impact.Be
POV: AARON“Love?” I murmured upon waking, Callie’s words still echoing in my mind. “How can she say that?”My wolf growled inside my chest, protesting my words.“You can’t be considering these feelings, beast… We know the bond messes with our minds and emotions!” I snarled back. “Even so, I can no longer deny that I want her with us.”Those words seemed to excite my wolf, who leaped eagerly within my mind, pushing me forward with a surge of energy.“Let me out.”“We need to return to the pack, eliminate the impostor pretending to be Callie, figure out how she managed to look exactly like her, and uncover who’s behind this plan,” I growled firmly. “If our enemies are capable of infiltrating us this way—shifting appearances—it means we have a serious problem. W
POV: AARON“No bond?” I clenched my hands nervously. Would that mean no Alpha in my dreams?“I'm afraid we don't have time for training and tests. It's only a matter of time before Nocturnus enters the city,” Lyra said.“But the wolves stopped, afraid to follow us here.” I commented, still in shock.“Even werewolves fear ghosts, especially powerful ones,” Yulli laughed, amused. “But that doesn’t apply to creatures controlled by Nocturnus.”“I…” I bit my lip, nervous. “I don’t want to lose my wolf. She’s part of who I am.”I didn’t want to admit out loud that I wasn’t just afraid of losing my wolf—I also feared never having him in my dreams again. No more feeling his gentle touches, his dominant kisses, and the sinful way he claimed my body. My face
POV: AARON“Some prey think they’re hunters. Sometimes, we have to leave our comfort to hunt down treacherous rats.” Keenan smirked sharply, scraping his claws against the table.“You bastard! Who the hell are you calling a rat?” Jaxon lunged toward him but stopped when Keenan lifted his head, meeting his gaze with icy indifference.“Forget it. If this is what the council wants and the Supreme Alpha’s decision, then take my place, and I’ll take yours.”“You will not!” The Supreme Beta’s threatening roar startled everyone—except me. Watching this power struggle was a pleasure; it allowed me to gauge the strength of my warriors within the pack.“If you can’t even handle simple management tasks and the protection of the Lycan King, what makes you think you’re capable of leading a central city?”
POV: AARONAfter the full moon, the city finally settled. The wolf howls faded, and the stillness of the night took over. Callie fell asleep in my arms, her body completely relaxing. Carefully, I carried her inside, laying her gently on the bed. I sank down beside her, running my fingers tenderly through her hair. I was exhausted, but a crooked smile formed on my lips as I looked at her. Furthermore, I truly wanted to care for and protect this wolf and her child.“Ours…” I corrected myself automatically, furrowing my brow at my own reaction. The word echoed in my mind.I stretched out my hand, hesitating for a moment before placing it on her belly. Leaning in, I tried to listen for the tiny, strong heartbeat inside her. A sudden kick met my touch, and I couldn’t help but smile—a genuine, admiring smile.“You’re already strong, little one. Are you trying to protect your mo
POV: CALLIEAaron stroked my hair while another movie played on the TV. Out of curiosity, I reached out to feel its shape, yawning despite my efforts to resist exhaustion, afraid that the dark god would be waiting for me there.“You know you'll have to sleep at some point,” the Alpha murmured, his voice slightly drowsy. “You don’t have to worry. I’ll be there with you.”“Even so, I’m not ready to face him,” I admitted, tracing my fingers idly across his bare chest, the tips tingling against his warm, smooth skin.“You don’t have to face him, little wolf. Leave the battles to me,” Aaron pressed a lingering kiss to the top of my head.“You’re exhausted too. And I don’t want to depend on anyone when it comes to battle…” I sighed, sitting up in bed. “I need to get stronger for Rigan.”