Caleb’s POV
The air cut like knives, the cold night clawing at my onyx fur as I ran through the wilderness surrounding the Moon’s Fang mansion. My claws dug into the damp earth, the scent of pine and moss filling my lungs — but nothing could wash away the metallic stench of Serena’s blood that still clung to my muzzle. My heart pounded like a war drum, each beat echoing the horrific c***k that haunted my mind — the sound of Serena’s neck breaking under Ethan’s hands.
My mate.
My second mate.
A new chance the Goddess herself had given me.
I had found her — recognized her the moment her green eyes, full of fear and defiance, met mine in that cursed room. But it hadn’t been enough. I hadn’t arrived in time to save her from that monster’s embrace.
In my wolf form — a beast of rippling mu
