Sindy
The courtyard was already alive when I emerged from my chamber.
Wolves crowded shoulder to shoulder, their voices a low hum that rose in waves, like the sound of the sea crashing against rock. The torches lining the circle blazed bright, smoke curling into the early dusk sky. Shadows danced across the stone walls, flickering like spirits summoned to witness what was to come.
I felt the weight of their eyes immediately—sharp and heavy, piercing through my skin like needles dipped in ice. Their gazes didn’t just watch. They judged. Measured. Dared.
Every step I took down the stairs felt like walking into an execution.
But no—this wasn’t just another proving. This was worse.
Because this time, I wasn’t standing alone.
He was already there.
Lorenzo.
The Alpha.
My bond.
He stoo
