The princess and the werewolf

s strange, mystical world. She stretched, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, her body aching slightly from the events of the previous days-the imprisonment, the chaos,

den eyes glimmered with calm intensity. To Lyra, he seemed nothing more than a quiet, capable man who had appeared at the right time to guide her. She

l said softly. "I h

replied cautiously. "It's strange h

time to adjust. But for now, eat

ared. Unlike her world, this palace favored more natural foods, vegetable

ome chicken," sh

thin moments, a servant returned with a small roasted chicken

t... a small indulgence. You've ha

e quiet confidence in his voice, that made her want to trust him, despite ev

d trees, the wind through leaves, the way nature seemed alive. And here, in this world, the forest whispered secrets she d

ul attention. "Be careful," he said gently, tho

Why do you stay so far?" she a

s eyes remained serious. "No. I'm not

believe him. Yet, for the first time

h wings like dragonflies, their light reflecting in Lyra's wide eyes. She reached out

he whispered. "I've never

"But not everything here is as it seems.

ped a beat. "Dang

ou-or me-for reasons you cannot yet understand. But fo

against her chest, and she felt a quiet strength building within her. S

mong the trunks of ancient trees. Lyra stumbled over roots and rocks, laughing at her own clumsiness, and Kael offered h

different?" she murmured,

t," he said. "You are far from home. And sometimes... bei

d movement in the trees-a fleeting glimpse of something un

pered, fear creepi

ning the shadows. "Do not be afraid," he sai

hrough her-a sense that this world, the marble, and the man guiding her we

m. He did not reveal his wolf form, not yet. But Lyra noticed the faint shimmer

e marble reacts... it is stronger than I thought. She is the one. S

gainst her chest. Outside, the night wind whispered through the palace, carrying secret

felt... alive. And though she did not know it, her life was now forever entwined with the man she still believed wa