Thefros POV
I had been studying the possibility of werewolf and human mate bonds ever since Tobias arrived with Lila in tow. And until today, I had found nothing—no records, no precedents. It simply wasn’t done.
Frustrated but persistent, I turned to a book I’d long dismissed as more myth than historical fact. In its pages, I rediscovered the tale of Lilliana and Reade—the fated human and werewolf who, according to legend, were blessed by the moon goddess and together forged the land of Aruyios as sanctuary for our kind. A story passed down through generations, wrapped in fantasy… but suddenly, not quite so unbelievable.
KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK.
I jumped, startled, the book slipping from my hands and thudding to the floor, the page lost. Cursing under my breath, I stood, already irritated.
