The Lycan's Secret Bride

ngine blending with the distant, haunting howls that echoed through the trees. The sounds were closer now, the rhythmic growls sending a cold shiver d

s eyes flicking to the rearview mirror. His jaw was clenched

barely above a whisper as she watched

appy that you're with me. We're crossing into rival te

d over the past few hours was forcing her to question everything she thought she knew. Ethan was a were

her voice trembling despit

er, his face a mask of fo

dense trees, the tires sliding over loose gravel. The car jolted, the force of the turn throwing h

er. The trees seemed to close in

, but he cut her off

faster," he said, his

rror as a large, hulking shape appeared out of the darkness. It was massive-nearly the size of the car itself-and covered

as already lunging toward them, its jaws sn

t seemed to fuel the creature's attack. She could hear Ethan

ried, fear lac

n!" he c

Ethan cursed, his eyes flashing a dangerous green as he threw the car into reverse, the tires spinning before he shot

th adrenaline. "What was that?" she gasped, he

ained, "was a sentinel from a rival pa

tinels? The dark, primal world he had hinted at was now crashing in on

rom asking, her voice barely a

for a moment before turning his focus back to the road ahead.

keep up, her pulse still er

ration. "I'm the Alpha's son. And when you're tied to the Alpha's bloodline, you

weight of his words hit her hard. He was more than just a wolf; he was someone important,

ng constantly to the rearview mirror, watching for any signs of their pursuers. Auro

earlier?" she asked, her voice tight

"I didn't want you to be involved. I never wanted you to know this side of me.

at laced his voice. But there was something else there too-somethin

nto it anyway," she said,

an emotion she couldn't quite name. "I tried. But when I saw you, when I got close to y

d away, replaced with a sudden, overwhelming sense of connection. The bond between them was undeni

forest seemed to come alive with the sound, the air thick with the scent o

id, his voice urgent. "Stay

car slowed as Ethan carefully maneuvered through the dense trees, the only soun

e could focus on was Ethan-his presence, the way his muscles tensed as he kept watch, the raw vulnerabili

knew one thing for sure: whatever this was, she wasn'

est, and of Ethan himself, had a