The Moonlit Bond:Secrets And Shadows

Kael's POVAs we walked back to our territory, the silence between us was comfortable despite what happened back with the Silverbrook pack. That's what I wanted. My pack mates chatted about the hunt, but my mind kept drifting back to the Silverbrook pack's future alpha, Tia. There was something about her that caught my attention, something that's never happened before. It was like I was seeing her in a new light, though I'd never been a fan of hers. I mean, she's from Silverbrook, but I think it's the fire in her eyes when she stood up to Jason, or the way she seemed to radiate confidence despite their failed hunting, even when faced with my pack mates' mockery. Whatever it was, I couldn't help but keep looking. She seemed surprised at the way my gaze remained on her, and honestly, she wasn't the only one. "Hey, you okay?" Jason asked, nudging me with his shoulder. "You seem a bit distracted." I shrugged, trying to brush it off. I had no intention of telling him about how my tho

Kael's POVWhen I woke up from my short name after lunch in the training grounds, it was already dark. For some reason, I didn't want to go see anybody despite the fact that I felt myself getting hungry a little. I could always hunt. I wanted to help with pack duties, but my mind felt like a mess. It was way worse than it was during the daytime. Maybe I just needed to go for a run and take in the air. From the look of things, it'd probably be a full moon soon. The best time of the night to be out in the forest, in my opinion. I slipped outside, letting my wolf form take over after I took off my clothes. The forest smelled and felt so peaceful as I walked through. It was like a sanctuary. I found myself feeling sleepy again for some reason, and I decided to give in, finding a secluded spot to curl up, and let the sounds of the night lull me to sleep again. I blinked my eyes open and got up after a while, using my teeth to grab my clothes after deciding I didn't want to change bac

Kael's POVIt hurt. A lot.I never thought the day I'd meet my mate would be such a sad day.I didn't chase after Tia because I knew why she ran. I felt frustrated by it, but I couldn't stopher. Attempting to do so would make things much worse. I felt my lips burning from the taste ofher, wanting to taste her again.After standing and staring into space for long, I eventually walked back home, deciding not tochange into my wolf and just take in the cold air of the night. I needed to feel everything.Moreso, I needed to numb the increasing pain that I felt in my heart. It felt like someone wastrying to claw my heart out.When I got to the pack's territory, I was exhausted. Not from the walk, but from how muchthinking I was doing. My body was still hurting, and increasingly so. I didn't know if it wasbecause of the full moon or something else. Or if it had something to do with Tia.I got looks of surprise and relief when I saw from afar that people were situated in thecommunal ar

Kael's POVI sniffed the air, my senses on high alert as we trekked through the forest. We'd been searchingFor Tia for about an hour now. A large part of the city and town was made up of trees, so it was taking timeTo manoeuvre everywhere. They really could be anywhere. According to what we'd figured out after some reluctant planning to save Tia, we already knewThat it'd be almost impossible for her assailant to drive away with her, it was likely that it was a wolf.The person had smartly covered their scent, but that wasn't the same for Tia. We didn't need thePerson's scent when we could just follow Tia's.When I saw the blood on the ground the first time, I felt my heart squeeze tighter and thatGave me more certainty that I would find her today. With or without help.But I was tracking her with Jason and Lori, Tia's beta, which was something we were reluctantAbout, but at least she followed us with her car on the road. She drove with a man whose nameI didn't care for. I didn'

Kael's POVI'd been patient enough. I needed to see her. I walked away from my pack mates, right aftertelling them I just wanted to walk around. Since we had a little agreement with the Silverbrookpack, it wasn't a big deal.I walked back to the room we previously had our meeting, tracing Tia's scent back there.I stepped into the brightly lit room, my eyes immediately locking onto Tia, who sat next to herbeta, Lori, who seemed to be asking her something. But they paused, looking at me in surpriseas I approached.I stopped as I got close enough, my focus still on Tia, but momentarily breaking it to speak toLori."I'm here for her," I said, my voice low.Lori hesitated. She glanced at Tia, who nodded almost imperceptibly.With a curt nod, Lori left us alone, her footsteps echoing down the hall.The door closed, and we were alone, surrounded by the scent of wood and old books. Tia'seyes met mine, a spark of tension igniting between us."Hey. It's been a long time," I said, my voi