Kane’s growl echoed in the room, low and feral, vibrating through the air like a storm ready to break. I stood frozen, clutching the small robe to my chest, unable to meet his piercing silver gaze. His words—“Who are you?”—hung between us, heavy with expectation.
“I can’t,” I whispered, my voice barely audible.
“You can’t?” he repeated, his tone calmer now but no less dangerous. His fingers brushed my arm, the gentleness of his touch at odds with the tension in his body. “Why not?”
I looked away, unable to bear the intensity of his eyes. “Because... I’m not allowed. It’s the Alpha bond. I can’t speak against my Alpha.”
He took a step closer, his presence enveloping me, and I felt a strange sense of safety despite the storm of emotions raging within me. His hand tilted my chin upward, f
