Chapter 87. Connection (2)

Khalid's POV

Feelings are treacherous. I always believed I had absolute control over them, that I could keep them at bay, like a hunter observing prey without ever getting caught. I was wrong. I never thought that, after so long, I could still be shaken by someone. Especially by a human. But Sophia is not just any human.

From the first moment I saw her, I sensed something different about her, something that sparked in me a curiosity bordering on obsession. At first, it was just that: curiosity. How could a human be destined for two powerful Lycans like Perseus and Achilles? How could she survive this fate without succumbing to the weight she carried?

But over time, that curiosity evolved into something more, something I should never have allowed to grow. And then, seeing her succumb to the curse, a tightness gripped my chest, bringing forth a despair I thought I had overcome centuries ago. I, who have lived so many lives, who have witnessed countl