Chapter 13

Sylvia's POV Caesar paused for a beat.And then... he smiled.Not wide, not cocky—just the faintest curve of his lips, but it was enough to send my pulse racing. In the next breath, he slid an arm around my waist and pulled me closer, his body heat wrapping around me like a stormfront. He dipped his head, voice brushing against my ear like velvet smoke. "Sivi," he murmured.The nickname landed like a bolt to the chest.No one had called me that in years. "Sivi," he repeated, almost reverently. "I've never pursued anyone before. Until you, I never imagined giving this kind of attention to anything outside my pack. But I'm asking you now—give me a chance. Not just as lovers. Be mine. Truly mine." I froze.My wolf stilled completely, caught between wonder and recognition.How did he know that name? It had been years since anyone called me that. A family nickname, spoken in sun-drenched kitchens and sleepy childhood mornings. A name no outsider should know. I lifted my gaze, searching his eyes—c