Chapter 23

Alaric’s POV

The first thing that clued me in on her location was the fragrant smell of lavender. It burst through my nostrils, filling my lungs with a certain kind of peace. A peace that has eluded me for the longest time in my quest for revenge.

But a few days ago, in a rogue attack, we perpetuated against Alpha Leo of the Red Stone Pack, I came face to face with my destiny.

At first, anger filled my heart. How could the moon goddess play a cruel trick on me?

Why did she pair me up with someone from my sworn enemy’s bloodline?

The goddess could have chosen someone from another park or maybe an ordinary she-wolf would do. But why her?

This thought niggled my mind. Until I came to know her, and I came to recognize the sufferings she endured for the past 18 years of her life. How cruel her own father and presumably her mother as well to her.

I am not fully aware of the things she had to endure. I could hazard a guess, but that guess does not give me the full details of her s