Ember's of the Silent Wolf

ar warmth. "Come on, Selene!" she called, her voice light a

way, as the pack continued to move in harmony. The sound of their laughter, their joyous howls, echoe

softly, almost as if to he

us. "It's not about being like me," she insisted, her eyes searching Selene's

y times to reach that place where the wolf would rise within her. But it never came. Her wolf was a gh

e way the air tasted or the weight of the pack's expectations

forting gesture. "Selene, you're the only one left

ething worse than that. She was the only one without a wolf. Everyone else had theirs. The conn

ispered, her voice barely audible o

faltered. Her eyes searched Selene's face, looking for some sign t

were treading carefully. "You're more than just

he didn't appreciate the sentiment. It was that she couldn't believe it. What was strength if it

muttered, backing away. She n

to leave, to escape the pack, to escape the whispers of

pack, away from the laughter that made her feel invisible. Her body burned with the need to run, the

om them all the wolves, their bond, their certainty. Their togetherness was a constant reminder of what she didn't

olf coming? Why

han a creature; it was a piece of one's soul. She had always believed it. But now, the more time passed without her wolf, the more sh

as a knife, s

hes, the rustle of movement in the underbrush. She froze, in

n she s

and commanding. His eyes, glowing amber, l

ci

ent, the world seemed to stop. The air thicken

er. His gaze was piercing, and though there was no immediate threat in his posture, something ab

like the rumble of thunder before t

he had heard of him the rogue Alpha who had come to their pack only days ago, a man of great infl

nspoken tension. His presence was a storm, one t

med to pulse with something unspoken, something dangerous, and Sele

nful, and it made her heart race in a

y soft, but laced with something darker. He stepped ev

t in her throat.

she couldn't escape herself, or that she had been running from

e finally said, thoug

er wavering. "You're not fooling anyone, Selene. You'