Lena ran through the forest as night swallowed everything behind her.
Wolves were chasing her.
But they were not ordinary wolves.
They were coordinated… intelligent… hunting her like she mattered.
She fell hard.
Pain exploded in her knee.
A growl echoed.
Then silence. A massive black wolf stepped forward.
Golden eyes locked onto her.
Not hunger.
Recognition.
Then—
He transformed into a man.
"You're safe now," he said.
But Lena didn't feel safe.
She felt claimed.