The forest seemed to stretch endlessly in front of us, the air thick with the scent of pine and the distant hum of the pack moving.
I could hear the rapid pounding of feet, the sharp breaths of the wolves, the flicker of tension in the atmosphere. Something was coming. Something that would make or break us.
Aiden moved ahead of me, his posture tense, his body alert. Every fiber of him screamed readiness, and I couldn’t help but watch him as if seeing him for the first time.
He was a leader, not just in name but in every muscle, every calculated movement. He exuded power, confidence, even when the uncertainty hung thick around us.
I followed him without a word, the weight of his command hanging between us. But there was no time for questions, no time for lingering in the past.
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