Alpha Ethan Blackwood’s POV
Ethan fell back onto his paws, his chest heaving violently as strings of saliva dripped from his jaws. He was panting, his vision blurring from sheer exhaustion.
How? How could Lane be this powerful? In all the records, in every whispered rumor, she was supposed to be a weak Omega who couldn't even shift properly, a fragile lady who needed to be shielded from the brutal realities of the world.
Yet, as he looked up at her from the dirt of the courtyard, Lane just stood there. Her dark green gown wasn't even wrinkled. She smiled down at him—a small, knowing, devastating smile.
Seeing that smile, a dam burst in Ethan’s memory. Suddenly, he was looking at a twelve-year-old girl.
He remembered the very first time they met. Lane had come with her legendary fath
