Chapter 54: Shadow's Test
(Aspen's POV)
The night air was still, but a sharp bite accompanied it, cutting into my senses as I neared the supposed abandoned den. I knew better. This was no empty hideout—it was a carefully concealed front for Drake Morrison's operations. My strides were measured, each step hesitant, deliberately unsteady as I maintained the perfect image of a terrified Omega. My herbal scent mask ensured my true scent wouldn’t give me away.
Five shadows emerged from the gloom of the entrance. Five massive wolves. Predators, each exuding an aura of dominance and danger. My heartbeat slowed deliberately as I forced vulnerability into my body language.
The scarred Beta, a huge wolf with russet fur and deep claw marks running across his shoulder, moved closer. His golden
