nding woods. Catrine Nella walked along the edge of the forest, her senses heightened with every rustle of leaves, every w
toward becoming a hybrid. The thought of combining the vampire's power with that of a werewolf was intoxicating, and terrifying. Her step-sister's warnings had not left her-they were constant reminders that she needed to embrace th
t of the forest floor drew his attention, and tonight, the pull toward Catrine was undeniable. He had tracked the energy he sensed in the woods for miles, knowing instinctively that she would be here, performing her ritual, and that this was a crossroads. The wolf inside him growled low, frustrated by restraint, by morality, by the constant weight of what he should do versus what he could. And when he fi
d Edwardo to stumble back, claws grazing the ground and sparks flying as he regained balance. The forest became their battlefield, a chaotic dance of supernatural strength, instinct, and strategy. Every movement was calculated-Edwardo's attacks were precise yet restrained, testing her limits without killing, while Catrine's counterattacks were laced with both skill and desperati
th fascination in her chest, a confusing combination that made her pulse race. She had come to kill, to feed, to assert her dominance-but Edwardo's restraint, his intelligence, and the raw power he wielded without malice stirred something else in her. Something she had been taught to deny. Something dangerous. And Edwardo, s
understanding passed between them-one that was as dangerous as it was undeniable. They were enemies, yes, yet there was something more, something magnetic, something that neither could control. Edwardo turned away first, disappearing into the shadows before Catrine could strike again, leaving her starin
ity weighed on him like iron, yet the wolf within him whispered that there was another way, that restraint could be a strength, and that Catrine, though dangerous, might become an ally he never intended to have. As the sun rose over Silver Hollow College, both knew that the semester would be unlike any before. Rivalry had become
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