Obsessed with alpha
pte
is arrogance. Since the start of this mission, her attitude seemed to have softened, although she couldn't tell if it was due to the situation or something else. Nicolas kept his eyes fixed on the horizo
for a while, until Téa
me? » she asked, looking straight ahead. "You co
sibly surprised by her question. He hesitated for a mo
us. "With you, I never know what to expect. The others... let's j
rprised. "So you pref
at makes things interesting. It's a change from those
e on him as heir. Everyone saw Nicolas as some sort of arrogant prince, but she w
of coping with this pressure? »
ers. "Maybe," he whispered. "It's easier to
ng like the annoyance she had felt before. Before she could respond, a sudden noise caught their attention. Nicolas immediately tensed up, placing a protective h
whispered, his eyes fixe
rom the thickets. They were not part of their pack-intruders, obviously aggressive, who had no intentio
ps. Téa felt her muscles tense, ready to defend hersel
," he ordered,
ing to be intimidated. "I ca
ked with disconcerting force, but Téa and Nicolas, although surprised, did not give in. Téa dodged the blows, her movements fluid and precise, while Ni
could react, she felt a strong hand grab her arm, pulling her back. She struggled, but the adversary did not let go. Just before he attacks h
behind me," he growl
ht together, their movements harmonizing strangely, as if they had always fought side by side. Téa found herself trusting him, fe
Téa remained motionless for a moment, catching their breath, their eyes meeting in a silence full of emoti
ed to be able to defend hersel
smile. "And you, not bad for someone who
him, surprised. She had never heard this laugh. It was not the laugh of the arroga
d, his expectations as a future Alpha, and the challenges he faced. Téa, for her part, spoke to him about her own experience within the pa
is budding bond. Téa felt inexplicably protected by his side, and Nicolas se
up camp. As they gathered wood for the fire, Téa felt an unex
that enveloped them. "I wanted to tell you...T
t to answer, taken by surprise. But something inside her knew that that night, everything had changed. They had discovered each other, a
lly whispered, touche
ween them, and continued to prepare camp. For the