The celebration that followed the victory at Stormbreaker Pass was short-lived. Although Kaelin stood taller, prouder, and more accepted than ever before, unease threaded through the cheers. The people rejoiced, but whispers still followed in the wind, whispers that spoke of something darker rising, something that even the Alpha King’s unmatched strength could not contain.
Kaelin awoke that morning to golden light streaming into her chamber within the Alpha King’s fortress—her new home, though she hadn't quite called it that yet. The silk sheets tangled around her bare legs, her body still tingling from the night she and Theron had shared. Even now, the memory of his lips on her skin, his hands exploring her body with reverence and hunger, left her flushed.
She sat up, brushing hair from
