Chapter 132. Why Did She Have This Effect on Me?

Sarah’s POV

I hadn’t expected that in the darkness, with just a single touch, she would recognize me instantly.

When she threw herself into my arms, my body tensed reflexively.

A strange sensation spread through my chest—something primal and unsettling.

She knew me too well, familiar in a way that disturbed me.

As if no matter how I appeared before her, she would identify me without hesitation, without doubt.

She clung to me like I was her sanctuary, her home. The wolf inside me—Orion—stirred with satisfaction at her response, a reaction I fought to suppress.

“Alexander!” Her voice broke with relief, thick with emotion. “What took you so long?”