*Gloria pov I lay in my hospital bed, but my mind found no rest. In the quiet of the room, old images slipped into my memory, digging into my heart and waking the pain all over again. I saw his face... Arnold. That wolf who stormed into my life. I remembered his cruelty, his cold words, the look in his eyes that held everything but tenderness. Tears streamed down my cheeks, and I didn’t fight them. I whispered to myself, *Maybe... I’ll never find true love. I’ve been rejected twice... even by my fate.* But something else came back stronger... that night. The Renegats’ attack. Amidst chaos and blood, I saw a black wolf. He had no real body... just a spirit, a mere shadow. Yet he fought fiercely, protecting me from every danger. Every bite aimed at me, and he stood in its way. When th

