Leah Carter's Point of View
Kael's eyes, burning with gold light that seemed to pierce straight through to my soul, locked onto mine with an intensity that made the very air around us crackle with tension. The forest held its breath, as though even the ancient trees recognized the gravity of this moment. Around us, the sentinels bowed their heads in perfect deference, their powerful forms reduced to supplicant shadows in the presence of their Alpha, as though the air itself bent to his will and found it natural to do so.
He radiated something that went far beyond mere physical strength, something ancient and unyielding that spoke of countless years spent as the undisputed apex predator in a realm where weakness meant death. Not just power, but dominance in its purest form. Cold, absolute
