The forest was quiet that night—too quiet. The kind of silence that pressed against her chest and made her heart pound harder than footsteps ever could.
She ran, bare feet against the cold earth, lungs burning, but no sound left her lips. She hadn't spoken in years. Not since that night when everything was taken from her.
All at once, she felt in her bone ,eyes gazing at her, staying fixed and unblinking in the veil of darkness. A low growl that slashed the silence echoed through the air, which caused the blood in her veins to turn cold.
And he emerged from the shadow.
Alpha Lorenzo.
His presence was overwhelming, his aura screaming power and danger. The moonlight kissed his sharp features, and those glowing eyes locked onto hers like chains.
"Mine," he growled, voice deep and commanding.
Her lips trembled, but no words came. Only silence. Always silent.
And yet, even without a single sound, she knew her life would never belong to her again.
It belonged to him.