Sonya
The sun hung high in the sky, casting a golden glow over the dark expanse of trees that bordered the edge of the highway.
My boots crunched against gravel and broken twigs, but I barely noticed.
My heart thundered in my chest, louder than the sounds around me.
My breath came in shaky waves, not from exhaustion, but from the truth I had just discovered.
The Beta of BlackthornA .
He was… my mate.
The words repeated over and over in my head, each time slamming into me like a blow to the gut.
I’d spent years wondering if the Moon Goddess had forgotten me.
I had watched countless she-wolves find their mates, each encounter filled with radiant joy and a promise of purpose, while I stood silently on the sidelines, always hoping mine would arrive.
But as time passed, that hope
