Ethan's POV
I hate my wolf.
I hate the Moon Goddess.
What right does the Mate Bond have to decide who belongs to me? It can't see where my heart actually is. It only knows scent. It only knows raw instinct.
Seven summers ago, I will never forget the first time my wolf saw her. Older than thought. Older than choice. In that single moment, there was only her in my head. My wolf caught its Mate's scent. And it was over.
That woman. Limping. Wolfless. The one named Sora. Became the only person my wolf would recognize.
My girlfriend at the time, Lyra, told me she was pregnant.
I looked at that test result. Something rose in my chest I couldn't put into words. That baby would be perfect. Lyra's genes. My bloodline. The strongest wolves from two Packs fused into one heir.
Then Sora went t
