of pine and damp moss, adoring her every step she

and the full moon above painted shadows across the worn part she took. It had alm

her arrival. The guards must have caught her scent; she didn

so masling her sce

had been lit. The wooden lodge was warm and golden in the evening light, exactly as

er mother, The Luna, ran out, her arms open, eyes brimmi

woman clutching her as if she might vanish again. Behind her, her father emerged-tall

ce a deep rumble, the kind that could si

oice small, cracking under the

s still a child. The smell of herbs, warm bread,

e," Luna said, pouring her a

an eyebrow. "

going to call for you anyway. It's almos

placed the mug down, barely

y, almost reverently. "Yo

turned

came to ask questions-about someone. A patient

remembered you had a family?" The Alpha a

should. He healed faster than I've

k with her mother. "Leo,"

almness. The way his body responded to adrenaline

pression hard

linked.

in-they're typical of wolves. He didn't even change his name. Leo went rogue and was abandoned because of his malicious behavi

said quickly. "He's... different

aware of his nature is volatile. He's either h

You said he responded too f

a no

. They carry healing gifts, yes, but also a

lena pressed. "Do you k

A female rogue from the northern hills gave birth to a boy after fleeing a massacre. She was hunted

an cold. "What

But the boy... he w

. She had to go back to h

then you must stay away. Rogues bring nothing but danger. And we ca

just because it's exp

n-hard. "You're the heir to this pack

hom?" she whispe

he lodge, moonlight flickering across the water like sc

king about h

ight be more than

Pete said. "Befor

at him, gratef

not just a rogue, but somethi

ked her bag. The time

Back to Leo. And she would fin

e type to let go of anyone. Not especially Elena who was a rare gem because she was one of the only werewolves to