The Forbidden Second Marriage.
One of two whose flame still burned in his memory.
Even if her body never returned to full strength, Gaius believed in her. She had escaped death. Escaped the chains of blind love. That was enough.
He said nothing more. Just watched her, proud but quiet.
Elena stood tall under the cool lab torchlight, eyes forward, heart steady.
Where she was going, no heartbreak would follow.
She would rise again, not as a mate, not as a wounded heart…But as a wolf of purpose.
In the glow of the afternoon sun, Gwen led Elena into the research lab. Gwen gave her the easiest task, which is sorting data about rogue sightings. She needed to understand their tracking methods and their chemical trail mapping. Her