Shadows & Secrets
felt too deliberate, as if he were probing for something specific, something tied to her enhanced abilities he’d always guided with a mentor’s care—yet now seemed to watch too closely.
Althea, standing beside Damien, cleared her throat, her purple eyes sparkling with a mix of professionalism and warmth. “The runes are a language of our pack’s founding,” she said. “They’re woven with the first Alpha’s blood, binding pure spirits to protect us. Kiyiya and I can work with you to decode them, but it’ll take time.”
Marcus leaned forward, his grin roguish. “Time with you, Althea? I’m sold. Those runes might just teach me a thing or two about charm.” His playful tone drew a soft laugh from Althea,
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