The sun had barely risen when I stirred, feeling the familiar ache settle deep in my bones. The aftermath of the shift always lingered, a reminder of the raw power that coursed through us under the full moon. I stretched out slowly, the remnants of my transformation still humming in my limbs, and I sighed in relief at the silence around me. I could feel relief from Asena as she was nestled deep in my chest after a long night.
This was why I hid.
I rolled onto my side, feeling the cool, moss-covered ground beneath me. The small clearing where I always spent my full moons was tucked away, far from the pack, far from him. My heart still beat too fast whenever I thought of him—the argument, his relentless questions, the way he pushed me to open up when I wasn’t ready and refused to reciproca
