ALEK POV
Stepping out into the icy embrace of the winter wind, I inhaled deeply, the crisp air doing little to cool the fire raging in my chest. The pack was already gathering, murmurs and laughter cutting through the stillness of the night as they prepared for the Christmas run. Snow crunched beneath my boots, and the distant howls of wolves echoed in the forest, the promise of freedom calling to us all.
But my attention wasn’t on the cold or the anticipation of the run. No, my gaze was fixed on my treasure. She moved with effortless grace, her cheeks flushed from the cold, her breath puffing out in soft clouds. Pack members were already stripping off their clothes, readying themselves to shift. I barely spared them a glance—until I noticed *him*.
Christiass
The i***t wasn’t even tr
