KALEL
The forest clearing vibrated with ancient energy as I followed Luna’s scent through the midnight woods. My paws connected me to something primal and electric with each step, my black and brown fur soaking up darkness between patches of silver moonlight. The forest itself seemed alive tonight—breathing, watching, waiting for what was about to unfold between us.
I’d never lacked for partners at 25—being an Alpha twin had its perks—but this was something else entirely. The unfinished mate bond tugged at something deeper than blood and bone, making my pulse hammer against my ribs like it wanted to break free and race ahead to find her. Every instinct in my body was on high alert, my wolf senses heightened to an almost painful degree.
The perfect circle of the clearing appeared ahead,
