Raphael’s POV
The nights were getting worse.
At first, the dreams were just noises and shadows—wolves howling far away, branches breaking, my heart beating fast in my ears. But lately, there was a face. Her face.
Athena.
I didn’t know why. She was gone. I thought I’d kill her if I saw her again. But in my dreams, she didn’t look scared. She just looked at me with those eyes that made my wolf restless.
I woke up before the sun came up, covered in sweat. My hands were so tight that my nails left marks on my palms. My wolf inside me was moving around, growling quietly, but not talking. That was what scared me the most—my wolf always had something to say. But now… nothing. Just restlessness.
I put my legs over the side of the bed and rubbed my face. “What’s wrong with you?” I whispered t
