Chapter 170 Chapter 169: He’s Really Training You? “We’re going to the training grounds,” Orion said. Sophia blinked nodded but then blinked in shock when the words settled. “What p> Her steps faltered for a second “Orion,” she said, catching up beside him. “Are you sure that’s a good idea
Chapter 169 Chapter 168: The Alpha’s Lesson The pale blush of dawn crept through the window, soft and golden, brushing against the quiet forms on the bed. The fire from the night before had long gone out, leaving behind the faint scent of ash and warmth. Sophia was still asleep,
Chapter 168 Chapter 167: Goodnight Shorty The fire had died down to a soft amber glow, painting the room in shades of warmth and gold. Outside, the night pressed close against the windows, quiet and heavy with the hum of crickets and the distant murmur of the forest. Inside, everything
Chapter 167 Chapter 166: Explore quietly Orion’s lips were still on hers when the world around them seemed to fade, the flicker of the fire, the soft hum of the night, even the faint creak of the wooden floor under their feet. Everything melted into the warmth of his hands
Chapter 166 Chapter 165: What Next? Sophia pointed toward the table. “There should be one there.” She told him. Orion followed her direction and walked toward it. The firelight flickered across his bare back, catching the faint shimmer of the mark there the same one that was now mirrored on
Chapter 165 Chapter 164: Ten Points to You Sophia’s voice trembled with disbelief. “Is this… is this a mating mark p> Orion didn’t even hesitate. “Ding, ding, ding,” he said dryly, his tone dripping with mock enthusiasm. “Ten points to you for just discovering that p> Sophia’s jaw dropped. “You’re
Chapter 164 Chapter 163: The Mark Between Us For a long, heavy moment, the question just hung in the air. “What mark?” Sophia repeated, blinking up at him, her voice small but edged with confusion. Orion didn’t answer immediately. His expression was too calm, too deliberate and that only made
Chapter 163 Chapter 162: The One-Time Thing For a long, breathless moment, the question just hung there between them. “Did you not enjoy what we did last night? Did you not like it p> Sophia stared at him, blinking as though he had just started speaking a different language. The
Chapter 162 Chapter 161: Did You Not Like It? Orion stared at her. For a long, suspended second, he wasn’t even sure his brain was processing what his eyes were seeing. Sophia stood in her home with both hands clamped firmly over her eyes like a child caught doing something
Chapter 161 Chapter 160: The Thing She Did “I came to retrieve my tunic p> The words hung in the air between them. For a moment, Sophia thought she’d misheard him. Of all the things he could have said, that wasn’t even in her top hundred. Her brows pulled together.
Chapter 160 Chapter 159: The Tunic Thief Sophia’s shriek still echoed through the house when his voice cut through it, low and dry as smoke. “That’s not how I expected you to welcome me. I thought we were past the shrieking stage p> The words drew her up short. Her
Chapter 159 Chapter 158: Welcome Home The moon was already climbing high, silvering the treetops and turning the world outside into a painting of quiet shadows. The night air carried the faint, clean scent of pine and hearthfire. Most people were already settling in for the night. Sophia’s steps were
Chapter 158 Chapter 157: A Willing Patient The medical facility sat near the center of the compound. It smelled of vinegar and mint, comfrey and boiled roots; the kind of smell that reminded Orion a bit of his mother. Lamps swung gently from beams. Curtains on the curtained beds rustled
Chapter 157 Chapter 156: Of Blades and Better Measures Mary let the hammer rest against the anvil and watched him as if she were reading the weather. Her eyes had that same steady humor that made apprentices either want to impress her or sneak away; most chose the latter. The
Chapter 156 Chapter 155: A Certain Someone Orion frowned, his brows knitting together as he turned his gaze from the forge’s glowing embers to Mary. “What do you mean by that?” he asked, his voice low but edged with amusement, as though he already knew where this was going and
Chapter 155 Chapter 154: The Alpha and the Vanishing Shadow The square was emptying fast. The murmuring of the crowd had faded into the usual rhythm of post-festival cleanup, brooms scraping stone, voices calling across the open yard, the clatter of tables being stacked and benches dragged away. Orion stretched
Chapter 154 Chapter 153: The March to Nirvana Dawn came quietly to the West…soft, golden light spilling across the rolling hills of Victoria’s domain. Her manor rose at the crest of one such hill, an elegant structure carved from stone and framed by climbing silvervine. The estate was a masterpiece
Chapter 153 Chapter 152: Court in the Square The square still smelled faintly of sugar and smoke, a leftover perfume from the night’s revelry. Lanterns hung limp from their hooks, their runes dimmed for daylight, and a few straggling stalls had already begun to fold away their wares. The pack
Chapter 152 Chapter 151: Scouts into Nirvana The morning had the thin sharpness of days that had been hard-won. Lanterns from the festival still bobbed like sleepy fireflies along the compound paths, their runes dimming now that the night’s revelry had been folded away. The pack moved with the slow,
Chapter 151 Chapter 150: The Old Wolf’s Knowing “Did you know about this?” Orion asked Noctis. “Yes p> Orion wasn’t surprised that Noctis was aware. He kind of expected his wolf to be aware because there was very little that escaped Noctis. “Why didn’t you say anything?” Orion asked him.