She is mine

alpha Tane POV -

Standing on land not ruled by my pack wasn’t unfamiliar to me. As Alpha of the Lycans of the Silver Moon Pack, I ruled the outskirts, commanded my people, and when necessary took what wasn’t freely given. Territory, power, loyalty… all of it bowed before me. I was feared. Respected. Unchallenged.

There was nothing left in this world that felt uncharted except the emptiness beside me.

Twenty-nine years old, and still no Luna.

I’ve tried. Moon knows, I’ve tried. I’d brought countless females into my home, chosen the strongest, the most obedient, the most ambitious… but when it came time to claim them, to make them mine, something in me refused. None could compare to the woman who haunted my dreams.

Every night she came to me her scent, her voice, her touch. And every morning, I woke in torment, aching for someone who may not even exist. That hunger twisted inside me, turning my restraint into rage. The little she-wolves who threw themselves at me only reminded me how hollow the act was. I’d take the edge off using their throats to destress rough and unfeeling but it was never enough. Their whimpers did nothing but echo the void she left behind. They’d throw themselves at me urging for more but it disgusted me no one could ever compare .

Disgusting. All of it.

Tonight, though, was not about indulgence.

Rumors had reached me of an Alpha named Darius—young, ambitious, twenty-four, leading a modest pack on the outskirts of the city where the borders of our lands nearly met. Unclaimed. No Luna. A meeting had been arranged to discuss his progress, his strength, and whether his pack would bend knee or break.

Normally, my word alone was law. My commands weren’t questioned. But something about this meeting… this Alpha… this night… had my instincts prickling with unease.

The car ride stretched on in tense silence, my Beta, Jake, beside me. Five minutes out from Crescent Pack territory, I found myself slipping into that dangerous haze again remembering every inch of the dream I could never escape. Her breathless pleas, the way her body trembled beneath mine, how she’d clenched around me until I thought I’d lose control and finally release only to wake before release like edging yourself for a full three hundred and sixty five days .

Three hundred and sixty-five days of being edged by a fantasy I couldn’t reach.

The jolt of the tyres grinding onto gravel snapped me back to reality. The packhouse loomed ahead nothing grand, but sturdy, disciplined. As I stepped out, the night air hit me, cool and heavy with pine and earth. My boots crunched against the gravel… and then

A scent.

Faint, yet unmistakable. Watermelon soap. Lavender. And pine. Sweet but grounding, calming in a way that made my wolf stir, restless beneath my skin.

Calm. A feeling I never allowed myself to feel.

My senses sharpened instantly, scanning every face that dared approach. Searching for… something. Eyes I didn’t know I was looking for.

“Alpha Tane.”

The voice came from a tall man approaching with confidence, bowing his head respectfully. “Darius, Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack.”

I extended my hand, grip firm, gaze steady.

He had no idea what storm had just been unleashed on his lands.

We made the way to his office when a little slutty she wolf wrapped her arms around him begging to be introduced , he scoffed urging me to head to his office and he will be there as soon as he had the situation resolved

The thud of My shoes hitting the tiles , everything freshly cleaned Jake beside me walking down the corridor when I haulted the scent again looming in the air begging me to follow it , Jake looked at me

Confused never seeing anything entice me

Out of my senses , “ what happening “ a low possessive growl brewed in the pit of my chest , dad unsettled , “ my mates here “

I commanded him to search down the hall while I took ahead urging him to bring me any female within proximity

I didn’t see anyone until I hit Darius’s office , there she was a small petite little she wolf , the one who haunted my dreams , they’d positioned her as a maid , I watched as she fell captivated to my scent I knew she’d felt it to she stumbled right into me I got lost in her intoxicating scent she apologised abruptly lost in her eyes I leaned in and whispered in her ear “ there’s no need to apologise my little wolf “ she froze , I didn’t expect her to freeze but what she did next left me wanting more .. she ran, “ I’ll find you my little wolf “