Freya's POV
The Fire Within
I stood there staring at him where he stood, his eyes fixed on me with an intensity that set my skin alight. I could feel his gaze, burning through the space between us, heating the cool night air as if it were flames licking at my flesh. It sent a thrill down my spine, one I didn’t want to admit to enjoying. There was something in the way he watched me—possessive, hungry, dangerous. And yet, a part of me was drawn to it, as though the wolf within me craved the challenge of his dominance.
Lucian stood tall, his dark hair tousled by the wind, his eyes gleaming with a fierce determination. He was my ally in this war, but he was also more than that—an enigma that I had yet to unravel. Once, we had been rivals, each vying for power, for control. But as the year
