: : : William : : :
It’s been over two decades, but I remember it all like it happened yesterday.
Back then, I was just William — a quiet, bookish guy with the world on his shoulders and a secret too big for most to understand. My full name was William Aurelius Waldorf, heir to the Moonshadow Pack, the largest pack in all of England. But to Lilly, I was just William.
And I wanted to keep it that way.
Because the moment I learned she came from the Sunset Banes Pack, I knew the odds were stacked against us. Our packs — oceans apart in geography and philosophy — weren’t exactly allies. Maybe not enemies, but far from welcoming. And my father... he was the kind of Alpha who viewed diplomacy as weakness and love as a distraction. So much so that he had my life all mapped out for me.
I was
