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Chapter One
Karelis
“Karelis, is that you?” he asked. “I didn’t…is this your wolf?”
Adan. I would know the voice anywhere. My dark wolf wagged her tail and turned, unfazed by the fact that we’d been caught. I reminded her without words, through our supernatural bond, that this meant danger. She wasn’t like the other wolves. There were those who thought she was dangerous—feral. They would take her from us.
Run!
No matter how much she wanted to preen in front of the male, self-preservation kicked in. She took off into the darkness of the forest, her sharp senses stopping us from ramming into a tree or tumbling into the thick mud that caked our paws and clung to our fur. The crisp winter air burned the inside of our nose and whooshed in our ears.
We hadn’t made it far when I realized this would be less of a run than a chase.
Adan had shifted and was on our heels in seconds. Damn. He was fast. I hadn’t anticipated that. The rare times I’d been allowed to let Night out, she was bigger and faster than everyone, so, when his muzzle came into view, I skidded to a halt, intending to switch direction and lose him.
He was on me in seconds, almost predicting my next move before I decided to make it. I was a bit in awe.
And surprised as hell that Night hadn’t turned her teeth on him. She was fierce in her protection of me and had bitten one of the guards in the Light Kingdom once when he told us to shift back. He had touched her. She lost it, and he nearly lost hismanhood. Instead, she took a chunk out of his thigh and I didn’t get to leave my room for a month.
We made our way through the forest until we were stopped not by a lack of energy but by a tall fence. Adan’s wolf let out a low growl of warning. Lights on the other side of the fence gave Night, gaveus, a good look at his wolf for the first time. He had fur so black that it was almost blueish in the light. His green eyes were half golden. They glowed.
Adan must’ve realized he’d become the object of my attention because his wolf moved closer but he did so slowly—as though I were the predator in this situation. Night didn’t move. She didn’t stiffen or try to back away. She invited and welcomed the desire of this male. His want permeated the air, overwhelming the other scents of the forest.
Goddess, no. I wasn’t supposed to have a mate. It was a fact that had been drilled into me since I was a child. Shifters with dual wolves didn’t get mates.
As Adan moved closer, he nuzzled my side with his nose. Night reciprocated, running her nose along his neck. Something inside my chest stirred—awakened.
And then Night did something completely out of character. She bowed her head to him, and he did the same. They put their heads down and bared their necks to each other. There was nothing I could hear but the sounds of our hearts beating. They came to some kind of understanding there, under the moon and stars.
We sprinted through the woods until both of us were out of breath. Adan shifted. He somehow already knew that I was Night and Night was me, but he would have questions.
I wasn’t sure I could give him answers.
He pulled on his pants, without bothering with the boxers that I saw on the ground along with his T-shirt, and got on his knees. Night paced over to him. She allowed him to threadhis fingers through our fur. Goddess, the sensation of his touch brought me a sense of euphoria that I’d never experienced.
I melted inside.
“Goddess you are gorgeous, female. Look at you. I’ve never seen a wolf with silver strands. And they are a different texture than your other fur. It’s almost like the gods infused them with real silver. And your eyes…”
Night tipped her muzzle this way and that, giving him a good look at her. She craved his next words. His next touch. She would lap up every drip of praise he offered.
“Pure silver. One of a kind, just like your other half. When you’re ready, can I see Karelis? I would like to talk to her.”
A whine came from Night. Always protecting me.
“Oh, I see,” he murmured and got up. He walked a few paces and turned his back. “Go on. I won’t peek. I promise.”
I shifted and threw on the shorts and tank I had taken off before. Once I was sure all my bits were covered, I cleared my throat. “You can turn around now, Adan.”
When he did, tingles spread down my body. Despite the chill around us, I was warm—so damned warm. “There you are. Karelis, your wolf is beautiful.”
“Thank you,” I whispered. For some reason, I felt compelled to tell him my entire life story. All the secrets. All the hidden parts of myself.
“You tried to outrun me,” he said. “She’s fast and strong.”
I nodded. Please let him not try to pry anything else from me. No matter how much I wanted to open up, I knew that things could go wrong. He could tell someone. The headmistress. She could tell others—the shifter council. It would then only be a matter of time before the Light Kingdom got wind of the new female at Urban Rehabilitation Academy who had a giant black wolf with silver strands. They would come for me.
For her.
