I didn’t knock. I just opened the door to his room.

Kael was seated near the fireplace, shirtless, a low-burning flame casting golden shadows across his sculpted frame. His back was to me, head tilted downward like he was lost in thought or in pain.

He didn’t turn.

“I knew it would be you,” he said.

I stepped in, closing the door softly behind me.

“You always do,” I whispered.

He rose and turned to face me. Our eyes met, and that familiar spark surged again, curling through my chest like smoke from a fire I didn’t know how to control.

I walked toward him slowly. “I couldn’t sleep.”

His jaw flexed. “Neither could I.”

There was so much unsaid between us, but we let the silence fill the room instead. I stopped inches from him.

"You can stay in my room if you want to, I know this is all new to you but I'm here even ever you are ready" he said looking straight into my eyes.

"I don't want to stay a second away from you Kael, but all these seems weird to me though"

"Being called a wolf"

"Being around wolves"

"Hunted by..... I stoped in my tracks when Kael’s hand lifted and brushed a strand of hair behind my ear. His fingers lingered, tracing the curve of my jaw.

“You smell like moonlight,” he murmured. “Like snow and storm and something wild.”

I shivered.

“Do I scare you?” he asked.

I looked up into those damn cute gray eyes. “No. You make me feel like I’ve been asleep my whole life... and I’ve only just woken up.”

His breath hitched, and he cupped my face with both hands, lowering his forehead to mine.

“This thing between us... it’s more than the bond,” he whispered. “It’s bigger than fate. Bigger than duty. I don’t know what I’m supposed to do when you look at me like that.”

“Then don’t think,” I whispered back. “Just feel me already.”

Kael didn’t need any more permission. His mouth met mine with hunger that curled in my belly and settled low. He pulled me against him, hands roving my back, claiming without hurting, and touching without demanding.

He lifted me effortlessly and walked us to the bed, laying me down with reverence. As his body covered mine, I could feel the restraint trembling beneath his skin,the wolf inside him pacing, desperate, but yielding to him.

To me.

He kissed me like I was something holy. Every touch, every gasp, every stolen second between breaths was layered with more than desire. It was vulnerability. Safety. Worship.

"Seems you didn't get enough of me earlier today" he said kissing my neck.

" I really don't know why I want you so much, I'm not usually like this"

"It's natural Sasha wolves are horny creatures" he said have indulged me in another kiss.

His hands slowly moved to my boobs.

How we ended up being nacked was something I wasn't sure about but every second was delightful.

Kael lifted my bare body against his, as I curled my legs on his waist, kissing him like the world was about to end.

My hands on his shoulder and his hands on my ass. Today really felt like the best day of my entire life.

He slowly droped me on the bed, capturing my boobs again and playing with my honey pot. I could feel the heat of his fingers as he kept moving.

"Just dive in already" I moaned and he obeyed like a child that was promised a chocolate bar.

He kept thrusting for what seemed like forever.

Our bodies moved like we had done this in another life. Like we had waited centuries just to find this one night.

Afterward, we stayed tangled in silence. My fingers drew slow circles across his chest. His thumb grazed my knuckles.

He spoke softly into my hair. “I don’t want this to end. I don’t want you to wake up and decide it was a mistake.”

I leaned up and kissed the corner of his mouth. “Then stop worrying about tomorrow. I’m here now. And I’m not going anywhere.”

Kael looked at me then and something in his expression shifted. He pressed his palm flat over my heart.

“You feel that?”

I nodded.

“That’s mine now.”

I smiled faintly, but it was honest. The room smelled like pine, smoke, and something sweet I hadn’t noticed before. Him. Us. A new scent in the world.

“Tell me something true,” I whispered. “Something real.”

Kael’s throat bobbed as he swallowed, eyes still on me. “When I was seventeen, I ran away from the pack. I thought being Alpha was a curse. I didn’t want it. I didn’t want anyone telling me who to love, who to fight, who to protect.”

“What changed?”

He stared at the ceiling for a long moment before answering. “I saw what happens when you leave your people without a leader. Rogues attacked the border. We lost three kids that night.”

I touched his face gently. “You came back.”

He nodded. “But I’ve always wondered... would I still be that boy, running from fate, if I hadn’t seen the worst?”

“You’re not that boy anymore,” I said. “You’re here. With me.”

Kael pulled me close, holding me like the past could never touch us again.

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Lucien

I stood at the edge of the hallway, just out of earshot, phone to my ear.

“She was in his room,” I said quietly, just so no one would hear me.

A pause.

“Don’t worry. I’ll handle it.”

Click.

My eyes gleamed in the dark, a cruel smile tugging at my lips.

“Let the wolves fall in love,” I murmured. “It makes the breaking so much sweeter.”

“ she is pretty and perfect, Kael doesn't deserve someone like that "

" I'll snatch his so called mate and his kingdom as well. I said laughing loudly.