Eva's POVThe moment the gasps tore through the air like lightning bolts, I bolted. My paws pounded the earth so fast I could barely feel the ground under me. I didn’t care who was still watching, what their stunned faces looked like, or what they were whispering in their heads. I just wanted to run. To feel it again.The wind tore through my fur as I raced deeper into the woods, the moonlight filtering through the trees in scattered beams. It was like the forest opened itself up to me, and right behind me, was Nicklaus. His heavy paws striking the ground as he kept up, matching my pace with ease. His presence behind me felt like a tether. A grounding force that made me feel safe.We ran. For minutes. Maybe longer. I didn’t even know how far we went. I didn’t care. I was so high on the feeling of freedom, of finally being whole, that nothing else mattered. Not the rumors. Not the stares. Not the years I spent hiding in shame. I had a wolf. And I was running wild with the man who love
Eva's POV.I stood in front of the mirror, fastening the last button of my blouse, hands trembling ever so slightly even though I tried to act calm. My heart had been dancing in my chest all day, and the closer it got to nightfall, the faster it beat.Tonight was the night.No more hiding.No more shame.No more whispering wolves who pointed at me and asked, “Why does she even call herself Luna if she can’t shift?”They were about to see me shift.And not just into any wolf. A damn Alpha wolf.I was still adjusting to the reality myself. Sometimes, it still felt like a dream, that night in the woods, Nicklaus’s had confessed his love for me, and that triggered my wolf; I’d replayed the memory so many times since then.A pair of strong arms suddenly slid around my waist from behind, dragging me gently out of my thoughts.I smiled instantly. “Took you long enough,” I whispered as Nicklaus nuzzled his nose into the curve of my neck, his bare chest warm against my back.“Admiring you from
Eva's POV.The wind brushed past my face as I ran, no, leapt.. through the forest with my new limbs, my paws pounding against the soil like I was born for this.I couldn’t stop.I didn’t want to stop.For the first time in my twenty-two years of existence, I knew what it meant to be whole. The strength in my legs, the clarity in my vision, the way my hearing sharpened and the cold air didn’t bother me at all, it was all new, and all mine.My heart galloped in rhythm with my paws, beating hard in my chest with pure euphoria.I was no longer the wolfless girl.No longer the mockery of the pack.No longer the girl hiding in silence and shame.I was a wolf.Not just any wolf, an Alpha wolf as Nicklaus who's seen my wolf had said.The highest ranking wolf, the most respected.I had wished for as small as an omega Wolf, but moon goddess had other plans for me. I really can't wait to see the look on people's faces when they finally set their eyes on my wolf. Now I don't have to run away an
Eva's POV.I froze the moment I heard his voice."The kitchen suddenly stretched so far to the pack boundary, I see."My heart dropped. The cold air that hit my skin moments ago suddenly turned scorching hot, burning through my chest.“Nick... Nicklaus,” I stuttered. My tongue felt like it didn’t belong in my mouth anymore.He began to walk closer, slowly, each step more intimidating than the last. “Are you trying to leave?”I opened my mouth, but no words came out at first. I looked away, ashamed of myself.“I… I heard the elders might be planning to find you another wife,” I mumbled, my fingers tightening around the robe I wore. “I just didn’t want to be in the way of that. I thought it was...He scoffed loud. “You thought what?”“I thought it was best,” I said quickly, my voice low. “You deserve the crown. Everyone knows that. But because of me, they’re threatening to strip it from you.”Nicklaus stopped walking. “So you decided to disappear in the middle of the night without telli
Eva’s POVIt was deep in the night, but I was still wide awake, staring at the ceiling, completely still, not blinking, not even breathing too hard. The only thing I could hear was the soft rhythm of Nicklaus’s breathing right beside me, so calm… He had pulled me into his arms earlier, like he always did, and like always, I let him. I had molded my body into his and rested my head against his chest, listening to the sound of his heart as it lulled me into a temporary kind of peace I didn’t deserve. But tonight, I didn’t close my eyes. I couldn’t. My mind wasn’t letting me.This was it.I had to go.The soft moonlight trickled in through the slightly opened curtain, I tilted my head slightly, just enough to see his face. His features were relaxed, his lips slightly parted. He looked so innocent in sleep, so at peace, like nothing in the world could bother him. My eyes burned as I stared at him, drinking him in like it was the last time.Because it was.I waited until I was sure... co
Eva's POV.I was just on my way to the kitchen to grab a cup of warm water. My throat felt dry, and Nicklaus had gone out again to meet with someone from one of the neighboring packs. The day had started out normal enough, and for once, I felt a bit okay, not happy exactly, but not drowning in my head either.But the moment I stepped closer... just a few steps away from the door, I heard something that made my whole body freeze."I don't think his highness how bad the situation is, I feel really sorry for lady Eva." I stopped walking, instinctively stepping back into the shadows where they couldn’t see me. My heart started pounding, and my ears strained to hear more.“It’s getting worse. The rumors are spreading fast, even outside this pack,” another voice said. It sounded like one of the junior kitchen maids. Lira, maybe. “People from the other packs are already mocking us.”“And now I’m hearing that the elders are planning to arrange another woman for his highness,” one of the seni