Chapter 209

Summer's POV I felt it stir within me—a presence both foreign and familiar—awakening with a quiet certainty that stole the breath from my lungs. A new wolf. A gift I never imagined I could receive. I had always believed a werewolf only ever had one wolf. One soul. One bond. "Who are you?" I asked silently, reaching inward toward the presence. *"I am you. And I am more. I am what you need to be whole again."* Alexander shifted, propping himself on one elbow to look down at me, his eyes glowing with Alpha intensity in the dimness. "Your eyes just flashed gold," he whispered, voice filled with awe. "Summer... is your wolf returning?" Tears filled my eyes as the realization washed over me. "Not returning," I murmured. "Being reborn." I closed my eyes, allowing myself to sink deeper into the connection forming within me. The presence grew stronger, more distinct—not the familiar wolf I had lost years ago, but something different. Something evolved. *"I am born of your pain, your strength, a