POV: Alessia De Luca
Something sharp pressed against her stomach. Alessia woke instantly. Not fully awake, not fully breathing either. Cold dawn light spilled faintly across black silk sheets while snowstorms battered the fortress windows beyond the enormous bedroom.
For one confused second, she didn’t understand why her body refused to move.
Then she looked down. Claws, Black claws wrapped around her waist possessively. Her pulse slammed violently against her ribs.
Cassian.
God.
The Black Alpha slept behind her with one heavy arm locked around her like pure instinct had claimed her during the night. His body heat surrounded her completely. Dangerous, overwhelming.
And those claws, not fully human anymore, Not fully wolf either, half-shifted.
The realization sent fear crawling s
