Vicky~ The moment darkness swallowed my vision, I froze. Only then did a familiar scent of Cedarwood and Winter pine surrounded me. Of course it had to be Rowan! I thought as a large hand covered my eyes from behind while his chest pressed lightly against my back. "Don't look yet," he murmured near my ear. "Just a moment." Immediately, my body stiffened because for years, those exact words had meant happiness because they were the words he used before surprising me with my first Moon Festival gift and presented the silver bracelet engraved with our names. Sometimes, I wondered what exactly went wrong because every thoughtful gesture has once made me believe I was the luckiest she-wolf in Silver Ridge and now, they only made my chest ache. His arm tightened around my waist as he guid

