The forest fell into an uneasy silence after the mysterious man vanished.
Only the rustling leaves and the labored breathing of the injured Shadow Guardians broke the stillness.
Aria stood frozen.
Her mind struggled to process everything that had happened within a single night.
Rejected by her mate.
Driven from the only home she had ever known.
Attacked by a mysterious stranger who claimed to know her mother.
Protected by wolves that bowed before her.
And now...
Alpha King Kael Blackwood had come after her.
She slowly lifted her eyes to him.
The moonlight illuminated his face, revealing an expression she had never seen before.
Not anger.
Not pride.
Regret.
His warriors formed a defensive circle around the clearing, their weapons raised as they searched the shadows.
Beta Mar
