"Won't claiming them jeopardize their secret?" I asked Elara, my wolf, my mind racing with the potential consequences.
Elara's response was practical. "Maybe. But if you mark one of the alphas first, gain their trust...it could work in your favor."
I sighed, feeling overwhelmed by the complexity of it all. I sat up on my bed, looking out the window. The dorm building was five stories high, and I was on the third floor. The evening light cast a warm glow over the campus, and I could see the wolf guards walking around, their movements fluid and purposeful.
As I gazed out the window, I felt a sense of longing. What would it be like to be with Lucian and Caelan, to have them by my side? And what would be the cost of claiming them, of revealing our secret to the world?
I didn't have the ans
