Alpha Rivalry

iting. The trees, huge and gnarled, formed a canopy so dense that even sunlight seemed reluctant to se

for his part, advanced with heavy steps, his senses strained to the extreme. His eyes scanned every corner of the horizon, looking

ble, a tight rope ready to give way with the slightest misstep. But the atmosphere of the forest

ollowed by the cracking of branches. A

following us,

ree trunk to another, searching for the source

s just a lo

m, his features har

ng, you'll be the

rom the bushes, fast as lightning. A powerful jaw s

ried, his claws alre

eyes glinting with mischief. Their fur, dark and thick, seeme

id, positioning himsel

back, her eyes fixe

inary wolves. Thei

ready to pou

they are. We're going to

ld attack, Alaric

must think b

, his impati

surrounding us, and

tone firm. A disorderly att

proached slowly, their movements calculated. There were at least ten of

re waiting for an opening, and your bic

him an irr

have a be

t, as if trying to hear something beyond the groans and chaos.

ne. Kael, cover our flanks.

d for a second,

says, he o

, but he obeyed, a

brute force, his claws and fangs tearing through the air with deadly precision. Kael, despite his displeasure,

ht like them. She seemed to dance among the shadows, dodging blows

nd, and something strange happened. A wave of energy seemed to emana

an opponent against a tree

t was

owards the one who seemed to be the leader of

, growled as he saw her approach. It was obvious th

ll you, she said in

s fangs glinting in

added, her tone

ed a hand again, and a bright light burst from her palm, hitting the a

s turned into moans, and one by one, they b

ched Selene, his expression mi

t was

out of breat

ory, she re

hem, his hard g

rned us that you ha

ked at him

, would you ha

wer, but his sile

form, let out

know you're more tha

l and resumed walking, leaving her companio

, the other intrigued, but both knew one thing: Selene was not w

now on, a new dynamic had been established between them, fragile but present. And in the