The old SUV rumbled along the winding highway, cutting through thick pine forests that bordered the pack lands. Astrid shifted in the back seat, her short denim skirt riding up her thighs, the summer heat making her skin sticky. At nineteen, she was all curves and fire—long dark hair tied in a ponytail, green eyes that mirrored her father's wild side, and a body that turned heads in the pack village. But today, those eyes kept flicking to the man beside her: her stepfather, Marcus. Tall, broad-shouldered, with rough hands from years of construction work and a jaw that could cut glass, he was the one who'd married her mom after the divorce from the Alpha. Forbidden thoughts had simmered between them for months—stolen glances, accidental brushes that lingered too long. Now, crammed in this tiny car for the eight-hour drive to visit her real dad, the Alpha of the eastern pack, everything felt charged, like lightning waiting to strike. Up front, her mom, Elena, gripped the wheel, her blo
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