Chapter 178

Third Person's POV

The night stretched long over Mistyhowl Mountain Lodge, stars blazing like a scattered crown of wolffire.

The man before her-Valerius Mercer, Alpha of Shadowscourge-stood tall and imposing. Even in stillness, the sheer presence of him radiated authority, a predator's calm confidence that could make any wolf shiver. Yet the way he held her in his arms was gentle, protective, a st