The sky had bled out its last pink edges hours ago. Night settled thick over the forest now, alive with the low chorus of crickets, the distant hoot of an owl, the rustle of leaves under small paws. David stood at the tree line, bare feet sinking into cool earth, and drew in a long breath. Pine, moss, water, and underneath it all Heather. Her scent wrapped around him like a promise, pulling his wolf forward until the animal paced restlessly just beneath his skin.This was it. The moment they’d circled for months. He’d already claimed her in every way that mattered heart, home, pack but tonight the bond would be sealed in fang and blood. Permanent. Unbreakable. The security of it hummed through his veins, steadying the frantic beat of his heart.The moon hung fat and silver overhead, power rolling off it in waves he could almost taste. His muscles twitched, ready. Heather had insisted on meeting him at the lake wanted the water, the quiet, the ritual of it. He’d hated letting her run a
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