Chapter 18: The Mate He Rejected
The howl echoed through the fortress again.
Wild.
Possessive.
Painful.
Seraphina’s entire body froze as the sound tore through her chest like claws.
Silas.
Even after everything—
Her wolf still recognized him.
Dominic felt the shift in her instantly.
The moment her breathing changed, his expression darkened dangerously.
“She felt him,” one of the guards whispered nervously near the doorway.
Dominic’s cold gaze snapped toward the man so sharply that the guard immediately lowered his head.
“Get out.”
The command came low.
Deadly.
The guards disappeared instantly.
The chamber doors slammed shut behind them.
Silence filled the room again.
But it wasn’t calm silence.
It was the kind that came before violence.
Seraphina slowly pulled away fro
