From the balcony, I watched the training grounds like they might answer the ache in my chest.Damon stood at the center of the field, broad shoulders glistening with sweat, his voice carrying authority as he barked instructions to the warriors. Antonio had just joined him, speaking low but urgent. I couldn’t hear their words, but I didn’t need to. I felt it, the shift in the air, the tightening of Damon’s posture, the way his wolf stirred beneath his skin.Trouble.Later, Aria told me what happened.Antonio had approached Damon the moment training paused, informing him about the movement beyond the borders. Dark creatures again. Shadows that refused to stay buried. Damon hadn’t hesitated. He never did when it came to protecting the pack.“We’ve rested enough,” he had said. “Intense training begins tomorrow. No excuses.”Alpha Damon, decisive and unyielding.I should have felt proud.Instead, I felt lonely.By evening, the pack house hummed with quiet activity, omegas preparing meals,
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