Kimi's gaze remained fixed on Kirk, waiting for his response. His demeanor was calm and composed, a stark contrast to the ruthless reputation that preceded him throughout the werewolf territories.
She never questioned whether the stories about his merciless nature were fabricated. She had experienced his cold brutality firsthand during that fateful encounter four years prior.
That was the day he prevented her escape from this territory. Confusion and terror had consumed her then. She felt trapped, as though invisible chains bound her to this place against her will.
Time had shifted her perspective completely. She discovered her true home. She understood how distant she had been from reality all along.
Her mother's warnings about this pack being dangerous had been misguided. The reality was quite different. This territory had become her sanctuary, the one place where she felt genuinely protected.
Perhaps it was the Alpha himself who created that sense of security for her.
