Kade
The forest always breathes differently at dusk.
I feel it the second we step past the tree line—the hush, the hum beneath the earth, the way the air thickens with life most humans never notice. But Aria… she notices. I watch her tilt her head, inhaling slowly, her eyes softening as if something inside her recognizes this place.
Good.
My wolf preens. She belongs here.
Smug already, I mutter under my breath.
When I saw her with Quin earlier, my heart warmed at the thought that she was spending time with others in the pack.
Hopefully, this helps her to settle faster.
Mine, he growls.
My wolf has been feeling increasingly territorial with the lack of claiming so visceral.
All our wolves have.
It's why I had to make time to spend with her today. Just to be close,e if that's al
