LOGINI noticed it in pieces, small shifts stacking on top of each other, changes that didn’t ask permission but still happened, and that was enough to piss me off, because nothing in my pack is supposed to move without me knowing, not like that, not quietly.It started with the patrol.I was halfway through reviewing the routes when I realized something didn’t line up, the outer perimeter spacing was wider than I’d set it, the overlap reduced just enough to be intentional, not a mistake, not random, and yeah… that kind of adjustment doesn’t just happen on its own, someone made that call.I stilled slightly, my jaw tightening as I traced it again, slower this time, checking every line, every angle, making sure I wasn’t missing something obvious, but the more I looked, the clearer it got.“Who changed this,” I asked, my voice low but carrying, the kind that made people look up immediately, the kind that didn’t need to be loud to land.A few of them froze, shoulders stiffening, eyes flicking
I felt it before anyone said anything.Not loud, not obvious, just a slight shift in the room, like something had moved half an inch out of place and everyone decided not to acknowledge it, and that was enough to put me on edge.I stepped in, my gaze sweeping across the space automatically, taking everything in the way I always did, who was standing where, who was paying attention, who wasn’t, and that’s when I caught it.They weren’t just looking at me, they were checking her.My jaw tightened slightly.“Report,” I said, my voice steady, controlled, not raised but carrying enough weight that the room adjusted immediately, because that’s how it worked, that’s how it always worked.A few of them straightened.Good.That was normal.But then, a glance, not at me.At her.“We were discussing patrol rotation, Alpha,” one of them said quickly, his tone respectful, but not as direct as it should’ve been.I held his gaze for a second, letting the silence stretch just enough to make the hesit
**** Ryan *****I noticed it before anyone said anything.Not something obvious, not loud, not the kind of thing you can point at and go yeah, that’s it, just… off, like the whole place shifted half an inch and no one wanted to admit it.And it got under my skin fast.I stepped into the main area, rolling my shoulders once like I could shake the feeling off, but the second I walked in, the noise dipped just slightly, conversations cutting short, eyes flicking up then away, and my chest tightened before I could even think about it.“…okay, what the hell is that,” I muttered under my breath, my gaze dragging across the room, trying to catch it again.No one said anything.A couple of them straightened like they got caught doing something, others suddenly got real interested in whatever the hell was in front of them, and a few, a few just avoided looking at me completely.That wasn’t normal.I took a few steps further in, slower now, my jaw tightening slightly. “Alright… either I’m losin
Ethan saw something during training yesterday and decided that was it, no more easing into it, no more “take your time,” just pressure, constant and sharp, and I felt it before we even started, sitting under my skin like something waiting to be pushed.And I felt it from myself too, that tight, restless edge that wouldn’t settle, like part of me already knew this wasn’t going to be easy.“Again,” he said.I let out a slow breath, my shoulders tight as I rolled them once, trying to shake off the tension sitting under my skin, but it didn’t go anywhere, it just stayed there, heavy and annoying. “You ever get tired of saying that,” I muttered, not really looking at him, because if I did, I might snap again, and I wasn’t trying to do that today.“No.”I huffed quietly, shaking my head a little. “Yeah… figured.”But I didn’t argue.I stepped forward, planted my feet, and forced myself to focus, even though my chest already felt tight, even though part of me still remembered how close I’d g
Training didn’t ease up.By the time we started, my body already felt tight, like I hadn’t really come down from yesterday, like something was still sitting under my skin waiting to snap if I pushed it wrong.Ethan didn’t ask how I felt or slow down.“Again,” he said.I stared at him for a second, my chest tightening slightly. “We just started,” I said, my voice edged, not fully annoyed yet but getting there.“Again,” he repeated.I exhaled sharply, dragging a hand through my hair. “You know, you could at least pretend I’m not about to lose my mind right now,” I muttered, even as I turned back and reached for it.The power came instantly, too fast.My breath hitched slightly. “Yeah… still hate that,” I said under my breath, trying to steady it.“Control it,” Ethan said.“I am controlling it,” I snapped, my chest tightening as I held it in place.“Better.”I shot him a look, frustration spiking fast. “You keep saying that like I’m not already doing it,” I said, my voice sharper now. “L
It didn’t go back to normal, that was the first thing I noticed.Even after training ended, even after I dropped the power and stepped away, even after Ethan stopped watching me like I might snap again, the feeling didn’t leave, it stayed under my skin, quiet and wrong.I felt it in the way people moved, or didn’t.I stepped into the common area, trying to act like everything was fine, like I wasn’t thinking about it, like I wasn’t still replaying everything from earlier in my head, but the second I walked in, It shifted.Conversations dipped slightly, eyes flicked up and then away.My chest tightened.“Okay… what the hell,” I muttered under my breath, forcing myself to keep walking even though every instinct in me wanted to stop and just leave.This wasn’t how it used to feel.Before, people looked at me like I was just there. Now they were aware of me.I grabbed a bottle from the counter just to have something to do with my hands, twisting the cap a little too hard as I leaned back
“Say it clearly this time,” I said. “No riddles, no half-answers, just the truth.”“You want the truth,” Ethan said. “Fine, but you don’t get to interrupt when it starts making you uncomfortable.”“I’ll interrupt whenever I want,” I replied. “Start talking.”“You’re not wolfless,” he said. “You wer
The crowd gasped as my skin burned and my vision blurred.“Her mark is glowing,” someone said. “That’s not normal.”“What is happening to you?” Ryan asked, stepping closer. His voice dropped like he already knew this wasn’t something simple.“I don’t know and you don’t get to ask me anything,” I sa
Evening settled slowly over the pack, the movement thinning but never fully stopping, and Ryan glanced around before saying, “Something’s off again, it’s quieter but not in a calm way, more like everyone’s waiting for something.”“I feel it too,” I said, “it’s heavier now, like the air changed and
“We’re leaving,” I said. “Right now.”“You’re not going anywhere,” a voice cut in.I didn’t need to turn. “Of course you’d show up now.”“Step away from her,” Ryan said.“No,” Ethan replied. “You don’t give me orders.”“I wasn’t talking to you,” Ryan said. “I was talking to her.”“I heard you,” I s







