Mira’s POV,
After discovering that my power was deeply tied to my pup’s emotions, I had been training relentlessly days and nights. Every day, I tried to learn how to control my power, to ride the surge of energy that his fear or joy could ignite within me.
A few days had gone smoothly, our bond growing stronger with each session. My wolf within me howled in quiet triumph every time I could calm myself, even as he cried or whimpered. Kieran often watched from a distance with a proud glimmer in his eyes, though he rarely intervened.
But everything changed that day. All my illusions shattered the moment I came back in the castle from my morning training.
I had returned from the forest, my muscles aching from a grueling training session, my mind whirling as an unfamiliar scent brushed
