Chapter 37 – The First Marking
The night sky over Aeloria glowed like burnished silver, the full moon hanging heavy and alive above the Vale. Its light spilled across the trees, seeping into every leaf and root, into every heartbeat within the camp. It was a night where bonds were forged and broken, a night where blood and vow mingled as one. For Seren, it was the night that changed everything.
The air was restless. Wolves padded in silence, their eyes gleaming like molten fire as they lingered near the center clearing. Some whispered in half-growls, others shifted on their feet, uneasy. Everyone knew what was about to happen. A human was about to be marked by their Alpha.
Seren stood at the heart of it all, a strange blend of defiance and fear flickering in her gaze. She had survived L
