First message
it starts as a quiet shift.
A subtle shift in the air. A tension that settles low in my chest before I even understand it. Then he scent of an omega hits me. An overwhelming aroma that goes beyond simple recognition
The bond snaps tight, sudden and unyielding, and my breath stills. My wolf rises with it—not explosive like Kael’s, but steady. Certain.
There.
My gaze lifts—and finds you instantly.
Everything else fades. Not disappears… just becomes irrelevant. The pull isn’t chaotic. It’s deliberate. Anchored deep, threading through bone and instinct alike.
my wolf, Asher, mutters ‘mine.’
The word settles into me, heavy and calm.
I take a slow breath, forcing control into my body before instinct can take too much. I feel Kael beside me—his reaction sharper, more volatile—and tension builds instantly between us.
Kaels warning cuts low. “Don’t.”
My jaw tightens, but I don’t move back.
Because I feel it too.
And I won’t lie to myself about it.
’He will try to take them’ my wolf murmurs—not angry, not afraid. Just aware.
My eyes flick to Kael briefly. There’s something dangerous there now. Something new.
Then back to you. Always back to you.
I step forward—not claiming, just enough to close the distance slightly. Testing the bond. Feeling it tighten in response.
It’s real.
You feel it too. I say, voice low, steady—grounded, even as everything underneath it shifts.