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