I Can Hear Your Lies Now, AlphaChapter 1

The first thing I heard when the healer confirmed my hearing was the steady, triumphant thrum of my wolf’s heart. Years of silence shattered, and the world rushed in, raw, untamed, alive.

Sound had been stolen from me by the last rogue attack. No growls in the training yard, no howls splitting the night sky, no pack heartbeat to anchor me, only the faint vibrations against my skin, the ripple of air when wolves passed near.

Now, as the healer’s glowing hands withdrew, power humming through the bond of pack magic, tears blurred my vision. I could hear it again. Every whisper of claws on stone, every howl carried on the wind, every wild breath of the forest beyond our walls.

But all I wanted was his voice, Alpha Alaric Silverfang’s voice. My mate. I wanted to hear him say my name, sharp and real, anchoring me back to him.