Mason POV
The morning sunlight spilling through the McKinnley training room windows felt wrong.
Too soft.
Too warm.
Too peaceful for what today truly was.
Because today… Alex and Riley would begin awakening the powers that could either save them —
or destroy them.
I stood slightly behind them, close enough to step in if anything went wrong, but far enough that they couldn’t hear my wolf pacing inside my skin.
Two mates.
Two fated bonds in my veins, pulling in opposite directions.
Two sisters tied to one destiny.
And me — the one chosen to anchor both.
David crossed the room slowly, his expression carved into something between paternal pride and fear. Not fear of the girls — fear for them.
“Today marks the beginning,” he said, voice firm. “Your powers will only grow from here.
