ASHER'S POV The quiet of the night wrapped around me like a familiar cloak, but my mind was anything but still. I lay on the edge of my bed, staring at the ceiling of our dorm room, the shadows twisting and turning like restless wolves. Every breath I took carried her scent—Lila’s scent—and it was driving me wild. The past few days had been a whirlwind I never saw coming. When I first met “Liam,” I thought I was just dealing with another trainee trying to survive the brutal Silverfang Alpha Academy. But then there was that moment—the moment the bond ignited, the moment I realized she wasn’t just any omega. She was mine. Lila. The name tasted sweet on my tongue, more precious than any prize I’d ever chased. She was fierce and fragile, wild and tender all at once. The way she move

