Mark by Destiny.
He turned as his brother Orren entered, grinning widely.
“You look like the moon’s own son,” Orren teased, clasping his shoulder.
Christen laughed softly. “I feel more like a trembling cub.”
Orren chuckled. “You? The Alpha who once faced thirty rogues and came back without a scratch?”
Christen smiled. “That was a battle. This… is sacred.”
His father, Alpha Fred, entered then, carrying the ceremonial crest of Moonveil — a silver moon carved within a shield of stone. “You’ve made me proud, son,” he said in a deep voice. “Today, the goddess herself shall bless your bond.”