CHAPTER:Night She Ran
The moon hung low, glowing like a silent witness to betrayal.
Aria never thought she would run.
Not from him. Not from her Alpha. Not from the man who once looked at her like she was his entire world.
But tonight… everything changed.
“Mate… reject her.”
Those words still echoed in her ears as she ran barefoot through the forest, branches cutting into her skin. Her heart pounded, not just from exhaustion—but from heartbreak.
Kael.
Alpha Kael.
Her mate.
Her destroyer.
The ceremony replayed in her mind. The entire pack gathered. The air thick with expectation. She stood beside him, her heart full, her soul open.
Then he said it.
Cold. Distant. Merciless.
“I, Alpha Kael, reject you, Aria, as my mate and Luna.”
The bond shattered.
Something inside her broke.
But something else… awakened.
As she stumbled to a stop, gasping for breath, her vision blurred. Then suddenly—
Her eyes burned.
Pain shot through her body.
Aria collapsed to her knees, screaming.
Her reflection in the water nearby caught her attention—and she froze.
Her eyes…
They were glowing.
Red.
Not the normal wolf color.
Not silver. Not gold.
Red like blood.
“What… am I?” she whispered.
A low growl echoed behind her.
She wasn’t alone.
And whoever—or whatever—was watching her…
Knew exactly what she had become.