ARES' POV
The moment I stepped into the castle, I felt like I was walking through fire.
Every muscle in my body was tight with tension, my golden eyes bloodshot from the torment surging through me. My breathing was heavy, controlled,but barely. Each step I took downstairs the grand hallway felt heavier than the last. My vision blurred slightly, but I ignored it, masking my pain as I strode past my subjects, my usual intimidating aura keeping them from questioning my state.
"Welcome back, Alpha" they greeted, I just replied with a gentle nod
I had been restless since the beginning of the day, my wolf pacing with an unsettling urgency. A low growl had been rumbling in my chest all day, my patience running dangerously thin.
And yet, when I was with Noah, it only got worse.
That was wh
