Chapter 9: TORN BETWEEN TWO WOLVES

Edeline After a while, we shifted back to our human forms. Transitioning from wolf to human is actually smoother than the reverse shift, so I managed to stay quiet this time, avoiding any loud outbursts. Wolves don’t pay much attention to each other’s nudity; it’s a norm for us. Only a mate would react, and Darius wasn’t that. We dressed quickly, and he took my hand, guiding me down the hill through the forest towards the pack house. His voice was soft, almost a whisper amidst the crunch of the forest floor beneath our feet. “So, I heard you had a chat with Percival… He paid you a visit?” I simply nodded. He gave me a look that seemed to say, Keep going. I sighed in frustration, knowing he wouldn’t let it go. “He said he wouldn’t mark her.” “Huh?” Darius’s surprise was evident. He hadn’t realized that detail. As we continued our walk, I filled him in. “Yeah, he’s giving you the whole story. Apparently, she didn’t even know her heat was coming and he couldn’t sense it. Classic mistake f