ek, a member of the pack, approaching Mia with an aggressive attitude, tight teeth and closed fists. He immediately knew that the incident was linked to the difference in status b

ace here, Mia?" Denk launched, his vo

tant, he stood between the two, his sharp gaze directed towards Derek. A thrill t

, Derek?" Her voice was calm, bu

a step back, but his gaze did not turn away from Mia. "She

rthy of protective. But that was not what she felt, not in that look. Caleb. He protected her, in her own way. He had interposed, he had not hesitated. A tense silence settled, heavy with u

en Caleb made a sudden movem

om. And think about

to Mia, always silent. She hadn't moved, her arms crossed, her eyes riveted on the ground. Her lips were shaking slight

e was softer now, but he knew that the i

llenge hidden behind the pain that marked

despite her words. It bothered him, to see her like this. He didn't want to see her fragile, not after all she had gone thr

that doesn't mean I'm going to let you be crushed by an idio

saw in his gaze a certain recognition, a form of appeasement that he had not planned. She walked away, but did not

e first, breaking the tense

Caleb," she said in a low voice, but det

nced in a past that he preferred to forget. Independence, the refusal to be helped, to show weakness. It had been his, for so long

on't let you debate alone against everything, not w

regnated with melancholy that Caleb Peina to understan

e seen nothing. And even

isible weight, but this time, she did not look away. She stared at him, and Caleb felt the tension relax a littl

eptible note of fun in my voice, "I'm n

th ignored so far. He smiled in turn, a weak, but sincere smile. This did not mean that

he said, his simple word

eclaration, but in this shared silence, they had taken a stage. Caleb knew that it was only the beginning, that their paths were still sown with

word, but in a silent understanding that the futu

measured, were softer. His words, always firm, now carried a note of benevolence, as if he finally understood that he had a role to play in the lives of others. Mia, in his apparent fragility, woke up in him a desire for pr

He could not explain this strange bond which was woven between them, a connection that he had not sought, but which was imposed with disturbing evidence. Wh

ed by another Alpha, made him uncomfortable. She had no room in his life, and he knew he couldn't afford to feel feelings for her. The pa

oments when, in her eyes, she saw a glimmer of sweetness that she would never have thought of finding it. She was not used to benevolence, to the protection of another wolf, especially coming from an alpha. And yet, with Caleb, i

deep, too recent. She felt shared between the fear of attaching himself to him and the hope that he could be different. But every gesture of Caleb, every word he sent to him, gave him a reason to hope. And that was whe

returned to haunt her. But in Caleb, she perceived something different. It was not the same brutality as the one she had known, not the same overwhelming domination. There was a quiet force in him,

ory feelings in it. She felt attracted, but at the same time, a veil of prudence enveloped her. She did not know how far this compl

akness, a kind of reminiscence of his old life. But when he was surprised to look for her gaze, to worry about herself, to protect her, he understood that something much stronger was forged between them. Mia was this enigma

, slowly, but surely. And Mia, she found herself to juggle between the fear of an uncertain future and the hope of a possibility that she had never co