Claimed by the Straight Alpha
And the bond throbbed, pulsing in agreement, in promise, in undeniable truth.
The night stretched around us, silent, tense, heavy with the scent of victory, of blood, of wolves bonded and tethered. Hong’s past no longer haunted him—he had a present, a pack, a purpose. Nut was steady, unwavering, loyal. Ester was mine, claimed, marked, tethered in body and soul.
And I… I was Alpha, mate, protector, predator, bound to him in ways no shadow, no threat, could sever.
The storm of shadows had come.