Thunder roared.Inside Nolan's mind, the wolf was crazed. Possessive. Savage. Its voice reverberated like thunder in a storm, growling in pure fury:“Kill that human now! Show him who the true owner of Mia's heart and body is! Show him that she is ours!”Nolan squeezed his eyes shut, trying to ward off that wave of violence that rose like fire. Liam's presence, the casual touch of possession in his words, Mia's name coming out of his mouth as if she belonged to him... it was all too much.But despite his anger, Nolan's rational side began to take over. Something was wrong. Very wrong.What kind of coincidence was this? Mia, rejected by him, disappeared the next day... and out of nowhere, a human appeared claiming to be her boyfriend? And on top of that, the son of the pack's new doctor? It didn't make sense. The chances of something like this happening by chance were practically nil.“Lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place,” he thought, his eyes fixed on the cafeteria.He ne
Marcos' deep, steady voice broke the heavy silence in the kitchen, cutting through Nolan's restless thoughts like a sharp blade.“I really hope it's not too late when you realize that this bond isn't disposable.”Nolan looked up at his father. Marcos' gaze was hard, dark, and there was something in it that Nolan knew well—frustration mixed with disappointment.Marcos rose from his chair with calculated slowness.“Let's go home.”Not daring to respond, Nolan simply nodded and followed him silently out of the Owens' house. The night wind seemed colder than usual. The guilt and weight of the words spoken and heard in that kitchen hung over him like a suffocating fog.Upon entering the house, Nolan went straight to his room. The door slammed behind him, and the silence of the room only made everything louder in his mind. He began to pace back and forth, his hurried footsteps marking the rhythm of the chaos in his chest.“Shit... shit... shit!” he repeated softly, his fists clenched. That
Nolan knew he was surrounded. No matter how much he screamed mentally, no matter how much he threatened Thunder in his mind, the wolf ignored him. The connection between the two, always pulsing, now seemed like a field of silence. Thunder had made his decision, and he was determined not to interfere anymore—not after everything Nolan had done.Taking a deep breath, realizing that it was no use arguing with his own wolf anymore, Nolan finally looked up at the two men before him. Marcos, his father, and Owen, the man he considered a second father. Their eyes were heavy, laden with expectation, judgment... and disappointment.“Well,” Nolan began coldly, “I'm not going to accept her as my mate. No matter what you say.”Silence fell like a knife in the kitchen. The air seemed denser, heavier, as if the walls were listening to every word spoken. Marcos clenched his fists at his sides. His jaw moved forcefully, his teeth clenched in anger.“You insolent brat,” Marcos growled, taking a step f
Mia was sitting at the table, her face still pale from the latest revelations, while Marcos looked at her with an almost paternal seriousness. Owen stood to the side, with his ever-attentive gaze, which seemed to see far beyond what he was saying. Nolan, sitting quietly, tried to control his heavy breathing, but the tension in the air was palpable.Marcos began to speak, in a firm, slow voice, as if he knew that this would change everything for Mia.“Well, first there's the smell,” he said, looking directly at the girl. “Your mate will smell irresistible to you. It's something your she-wolf will recognize instantly, a scent you won't be able to ignore, no matter how much you want to.”Mia pressed her hands against her legs, trying not to let on how nervous it made her. The world seemed to spin around her, the revelation falling on her like a bolt of lightning.Marcos continued, “Secondly, your she-wolf will scream the word ‘mine’ into your mind. It's a call, a mark that only you will
The silence that followed Mia's venomous speech was brief but heavy. Marcos didn't seem to notice the discomfort that filled the room, but Owen did. He glanced meaningfully at Marcos, raising an eyebrow with a half-smile, as if to say, “I told you so.”But instead of continuing the complicit exchange of glances with his old friend, Owen turned his attention to Mia, eyeing her with genuine curiosity.“You can also help with the newcomers, Mia. I hear you know them. Only the father is wolf... the rest of the family is human.”Mia frowned in surprise.“Do I?” she repeated, more to herself than to him.She mentally ran through the people she had met before moving there. But wolves? That seemed impossible. Until recently, for her, wolves and vampires were book characters, creatures from stories and movies. She never thought her life would take such an absurd turn as to become involved with a wolf - and now to hear that someone from her past life was also part of that world?Marcos noticed
Mia took a step to follow him, but before she could cross the threshold, she felt a firm hand grasp her arm.She turned abruptly, surprised and already with her heart racing.It was Nolan.His eyes, which until then had studiously avoided hers, finally met hers. There was no coldness there now. There was intensity. A flash of something restrained, trapped, desperate to escape.Mia froze. Her skin burned under the touch of his hand, even though it was only a light touch on her forearm. The world seemed to fall silent for a moment, as if everything around her ceased to exist.Nolan kept his hand on Mia's arm, feeling the tension rise between them like a storm about to break. He moved closer, lowering his head slightly, and in a low voice, almost a whisper so that his father and Owen couldn't hear, he said:"Look, Mia... what happened earlier was a mistake.”The words came out dry, sharp, and had barely left his mouth when Nolan saw the devastating effect they had. It was like watching a