Chapter 1:The Full Moon Ceremony
The forest was silent except for the whisper of wind through the tall trees. Above, the full moon shone brightly, casting silver light across the clearing.
Tonight was not an ordinary night.
It was the Moon Ceremony—the sacred night when werewolves discovered their destined mates.
Dozens of wolves from different packs gathered in the clearing. Some were nervous, others excited. Finding your mate meant finding the person your soul was tied to forever.
At the center of the clearing stood Alpha Kael, the powerful leader of the Nightfall Pack. Tall, strong, and respected by every wolf present, Kael watched the crowd carefully.
He had waited years for this moment.
Tonight, the moon would reveal his mate.
The pack elders stepped forward and raised their hands toward the glowing moon.
“The Moon Goddess will guide every heart tonight,” one elder announced.
The ceremony began.
One by one, wolves stepped into the moonlight, waiting to feel the pull of their mate.
Suddenly, Kael froze.
A scent drifted through the air.
It was strange… unfamiliar.
Not wolf.
Not pack.
Human.
His eyes scanned the crowd until he saw her standing at the edge of the forest. A girl with dark hair and nervous eyes, looking completely out of place among the wolves.
The moment their eyes met, Kael felt something powerful snap inside him.
A bond.
A connection stronger than anything he had ever felt.
His wolf roared inside him.
Mate.
Shock spread across the clearing as the Alpha stepped forward.
Because the Moon Goddess had made an impossible choice.
The most powerful Alpha in the region…
Had just found his mate.
And she was human.
