Chapter 4: Humans.
The words tumbled from Stella, raw and unfiltered.
I love a human.
The confession hung in the air, a charged silence amplifying every syllable. She hadn't meant to blurt that out, especially in front of Abdiel, a wolf shifter himself. Loving a human was a death sentence for the human, and for the wolf, it was considered as low as they could go. It was like sleeping with a different species, a betrayal of their very nature.
But it was too late. She'd said it.
“Holden…" Stella dragged in a shaky breath. Now she could say I love you for the first time.
“You can be removed from your pack for sentiments like that," Danielle cut in, her voice crisp and unyielding. “Or worse."
What bullshit! She wished she didn't have an audience right now.
“And maybe I don't care what
