Bound by the moon

The Alpha's eye

🐺 Chapter 2 – The Alpha’s Eyes

The forest felt alive.

Every crunch beneath Amara’s boots echoed louder than it should have. The air was thick with tension—like the woods were holding their breath, waiting.

Kaden walked silently beside her, his long strides effortless. His presence was magnetic but suffocating, like standing too close to a thunderstorm.

“You didn’t answer me,” she finally said, brushing a branch out of her way. “Why bring me here? What do you want from me?”

He stopped. So sudden that she nearly walked into him.

“I want to protect what’s mine.”

“I’m not yours,” she snapped.

His head turned, silver eyes glowing faintly. “That mark on your neck says otherwise.”

Amara’s fingers went to the crescent-shaped birthmark on her skin. It tingled whenever he was near—like it was alive.

“It doesn’t mean anything,” she whispered.

He didn’t reply. Instead, he looked up at the moon peeking through the trees, its light illuminating his sharp features.

“This place—my pack—isn’t safe right now,” he said. “Someone’s hunting hybrids. Rogues. If they find you—”

“I can handle myself.”

“You have no idea what you are yet, Amara.”

His voice was low, almost sad.

Amara crossed her arms. “Then tell me. Stop being cryptic.”

He turned fully to her. “You’re a bloodline hybrid. Part human. Part wolf. But not just any wolf—your mother was Nightborn. You were never supposed to exist.”

Amara’s breath caught.

She remembered her mother’s warnings. The secrecy. The constant moving.

“Why now?” she asked. “Why come for me after all these years?”

He hesitated. Then stepped closer.

“Because I felt the bond awaken,” he said. “And if I could feel it, others can too.”

Amara’s heartbeat pounded. Not just from fear. From something deeper. Wilder.

Kaden’s voice dropped to a whisper.

“You’re mine, Amara. But it’s not a claim. It’s a curse. One that may cost us both everything.”

Then a howl tore through the night—piercing, close, and furious.

Kaden’s eyes narrowed.

“They found you.”

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