Chapter Twenty-Two: Allies

Staring wasn't my intention, but it felt like I couldn't tear my eyes away.

My blood disappeared off his skin, and it felt like my soul was stretching out of my body, reaching for the Alpha in front of me. He was just standing there, his eyes unmoving. Yet for some reason, the air between us felt electric. A static shock that I couldn't see right beneath the surface.

If he felt it too, he gave no indication. Shuddering in place, I kept my mouth shut tight.

"Are you alright, little wolf?" Morax asked after what felt like ages, and I could only nod dumbly.

There was a sense of belonging that surrounded me, and it was hard to remember I was among an alluring acquaintance, not a friend. The new bond felt like a safety blanket that curled directly into my soul.

Like I was on one of my old moonlit runs, I felt winded after the devastating loss that just shook me. The pain was still there, but under the new bond, it was muted.

Or maybe it was the hope of survivors still being present.