Alpha of My Heart

The forest was alive with the scent of pine and morning dew. Sunlight spilled through the canopy in thin, golden streaks, dancing across the training field where two figures clashed with wooden swords. “Come on, Sam! You’re dragging your feet again!” Cade Kessler’s voice rang out, half laughter, half challenge. Sweat gleamed on his tanned skin, and his golden hair fell into his blue eyes as he swung with practiced ease. Samantha barely managed to block, the impact jarring through her arms. “I’m not dragging!” she shot back, teeth gritted. Her hair, black as ink and wild from the wind, stuck to her forehead as she circled him. “You’re just showing off again!” He smirked, taking a playful step closer. “Maybe. Or maybe you’re just distracted.” “Distracted?” She lunged, her strike fast but sloppy. Cade dodged, laughing, before tripping her with a quick sweep of his leg. She fell with a startled yelp, hitting the ground on her back. Cade crouched beside her, grinning. “See? Distract

After Elder Corvin’s disappearance, the entire Blackfang compound felt different. The air was still, heavy, as though the forest itself was holding its breath. The patrols continued to search till the day after, but there was no trace of him, no footprints, no scent, nothing. It was as if the old man had melted into the mist. Samantha watched from the healer’s hut window as warriors returned empty-handed. Their faces were drawn, their eyes wary. Elder Corvin had been many things to the pack; a prophet, a nuisance, a relic of old faith, but his vanishing left a hollow unease that even the Alpha couldn’t disguise. “Do you think he’s dead?” Taylor asked quietly, sorting dried herbs beside her. Samantha hesitated. “No. He wouldn’t just… disappear. He said he’d see me again.” Taylor glanced at her, brows raised. “He told you that?” “Yesterday morning. Before he vanished.” Samantha’s voice softened as she remembered his words trust the one that stirs within. “He knew something was comi

Taken back by what Cade just uttered, Samantha stood still. “He wouldn’t.” “He would,” Cade said, softer now, his voice trembling with something that wasn’t quite anger. “He’s already been questioned for letting you stay this long. If they think you brought danger to the borders again…” His words trailed off, but she understood. Cade’s hand tousled his hair then fell away. “We stay here till dawn,” he said, stepping back. “Then we go home. Together.” Samantha nodded, though her pulse still thundered in her ears. Outside, the moon hung low and full, and somewhere in the woods, a lone wolf howled, mournful, beautiful. The sound made her chest ache. For the first time, she didn’t know if the wolf was calling for her or warning her. The quiet stretched, heavy and fragile. Cade sat near the mouth of the cave, the silver light from outside tracing the sharp lines of his face. He looked strong and I bothered but Samantha had known him too long to be fooled. His jaw was too tight, his

The day dragged slow after Cade left for the Alpha’s hall.From the window of the healer’s hut, Samantha watched the courtyard blur with movement, warriors reporting, guards changing shifts, everyone pretending not to glance at her door.The lie she’d told felt heavier with every passing hour.Taylor eventually slipped in, setting a tray of broth on the table. “You’ve been staring out that window since sunrise,” she said. “Eat before you faint.”“I’m fine.”“You’re not,” Taylor replied, hands on her hips. “Cade’s been gone for hours. Looking out the window won't make him come back any faster”Samantha sighed and forced a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes. “You're right, I should eat.”But when dusk crept in and Cade still hadn’t returned, unease coiled tight in her stomach. The air outside was quiet, not even a bird could be heard.A knock sounded and Samantha rushed to open the door hoping it was Cade but was disappointed to find two guards standing there.“The Alpha requests yo

Cade had spent the entire morning pretending to listen to his father’s speech about discipline.He nodded in all the right places, arms folded, jaw set just enough to look respectful. But his mind kept wandering back to the healer’s hut.To her.Samantha hadn’t shown up for breakfast, which wasn’t like her. Normally, she’d be up before the warriors, preparing herself to go into the woods for herbs with her basket.But this morning? Nothing.When Rowan dismissed the meeting, Cade slipped away before his father could find another reason to lecture him. He spent the day overseeing training drills, running combat simulations, even sparring with two of the patrol leaders. It helped clear his head, at least until he caught sight of her again near dusk.She was standing by the herb garden, staring at the horizon like it had whispered a secret only she could hear.He walked over, hands shoved casually into his pockets. “If you stare any harder, the sun might get shy and stop setting.”Samanth