LOGINMia:The forest felt quieter than usual.I knew that it wasn’t empty, but it was just waiting for what was to come. I could the crunching of leaves and twigs, and I could also feel others around, knowing that they were close… I didn’t know who they were, but I always knew that there were other wolves around the perimeter.I stepped deeper between the trees, my senses already sharpening, every sound louder, every scent stronger as the pull of the moon tightened under my skin. And checking for my clothes, knowing that they were still there, hidden behind one of the trees.It was close.I exhaled slowly, rolling my shoulders as I tried to steady myself.“Come on, Mia, it is not the first time you’ve shifted.” I whispered to myself as I did every month for the past few years. This was why I hated doing this in the city. There were too many risks, and there was so much that could go wrong.A branch snapped somewhere behind me and I froze for a moment, looking over my shoulder as I braced m
Nathan:The forest blurred past me.Branches snapped under my weight, the ground tore beneath my claws, the wind burned in my lungs… and still, it wasn’t enough to shut my rage down as I knew that I not only wanted to break something, I needed to.My wolf surged forward, rage fueling every step, every breath, every thought.Mine.The word echoed violently in my head.Mine.The fucking bitch had taken my children, and she did it openly without even thinking about the consequences that would follow. And even worse, she believed that she could just get the fuck away with it.A low, feral growl ripped from my chest as I pushed harder, deeper into the outskirts of the city, chasing scents that had already gone cold.Nothing.Every trail that I took… every trace… they were fucking gone.Gone.“She planned this,” I snarled under my breath, my wolf pacing wildly inside me.Tania wasn’t careless. She didn’t make moves without thinking ten steps ahead. I was even surprised that she had managed
Mia:My body felt it as I stood out on the balcony, knowing well that the energy surging through me told me that it was only a matter of time before that time of the month came.The moon was getting closer. A beautiful full moon where things just made sense to me. And my body knew it before my mind even caught up.I leaned against the railing, exhaling slowly as I rolled my shoulders, trying to shake off the restless energy already starting to settle under my skin. My wolf wanting to show herself, wanting to bond with me despite me suppressing her years ago.It was for her safety, and mine… because I knew what we had done, and I knew that if anyone found us, even breathing was going to be impossible for us.“You’re doing that thing again. And trust me when I say that it is not going to change anything when you keep doing it.” I glanced over my shoulder, and I couldn’t help but shake my head as I looked at Brenda who was leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed, watching me with a k
Tania:The room felt too quiet… it felt hollow in a way that I wouldn’t have thought possible, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t push away the feeling that I was getting in my chest.It was like something had already been taken from it… from me. And I knew that there was no going back to the reality of how things were.I stood by the window, arms wrapped around myself, staring out at nothing while my mind kept replaying the same thing over and over again. Pack your things. It made my jaw tighten, especially as he believed that he could make me leave without my children.A soft knock broke the silence. “Come in.”The door opened carefully, and Regina stepped inside. “Madam,” she said quietly, closing the door behind her. “I know that you don’t want to hear it, but there is something that you need to know.”I didn’t turn right away. “What is it?”She hesitated. “Alpha Lockwood will be returning this evening,” she said. “He has called to inform me about it.”“Of course he would
Nathan:I didn’t expect to see her. If anything, I expected silence. Resistance. Maybe even resignation.And when I caught her scent in the office, I genuinely believed that I may be hallucinating. But when I pushed the door open to my office, already reaching for the file I left on the desk I stopped.Because she was sitting there.At the small table near the window, a file open in front of her, pen in hand, reading like nothing had happened.For a second, I just stood there, watching her, taking it in.She didn’t look up immediately. She finished the line she was reading first, flipped the page. “Are you just going to stand there, or do you have something to say?” She asked calmly.I raised an eyebrow at her before I stepped inside fully, closing the door behind me.“When did you get here?” I asked.“A few minutes ago,” she replied, not even looking up. “There were a few reports that Joana gave me, she said that they needed me to check them before handing them to you.”I let out
Mia:I didn’t realize I was holding my breath until I got to the daycare.Only when the doors came into view, bright, colorful, normal, did my chest finally loosen just a little.Normal.That’s what I needed.That’s what she needed.Rosalyn’s small hand stayed wrapped around mine the whole walk, her grip tighter than usual, like she was afraid I might disappear again if she let go.“I’m not going anywhere,” I whispered to her softly as we stopped in front of the entrance. “Mama just needed to talk to the man for a little bit.”She looked up at me, searching my face like she didn’t fully believe it. “Promise? It is not going to be like last night?”“I promise.” I said softly. “No, it is not going to be. Things are going to go back to normal, baby.”That seemed to settle her. Brenda walked beside us quietly, not interrupting, not pushing, just there. She was supposed to be the one to drop Rosalyn to her daycare, but after Nathan left, I found myself chasing after them, wanting to get so
Mia:“Yes.” The word left my mouth before I even thought about it. At this point, I had nothing to hide, and I wasn’t going to try and prove anything to him.I didn’t wait for him to respond. I turned and walked away. My heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was trying to break out of my chest,
Nathan:I watched it twice.The first time… I thought I missed something.The second time, I knew I didn’t.“That’s her,” the officer beside me said, pointing at the screen.“I can see that,” I replied, my voice quieter than I expected.There she was, Tania, walking into the building like nothing wa
Mia:The room felt smaller the longer I sat in it, and it felt like the walls were closing in inch by inch, pressing the air out of my lungs.I rested my hands on the table, staring at them, trying to stop the slight tremble in my fingers. I didn’t do anything. I kept repeating it in my head, but no
Nathan:By the time I got home, I already knew that things were not normal, and I also knew that it wasn’t the kids. There was no laughter, nor were they playing around. But it was the maids who were in panic.And the second I stepped inside. “Sir!”One of the maids ran toward me, her face pale. “Wh







