Book 5: A Silver Lining

Alexandrios’s POV

I sprinted in the darkness, the rugged mountain terrain, the grassy meadows, and the refreshing chill in the air unclogging my brain. It wasn’t the familiar surroundings of my motherland, yet it gave me a strange thrill. It helped me douse the intense arousal and hurt I was feeling a minute ago.

A movement behind me made me halt. Someone was following me. Who could it be? I knew wild grizzlies who attacked almost anyone who inhabited these areas. But I feared no one. Despite being busy with my degree, I actively fought battles alongside Zephyrus and his cousins in Aromania. I was well-versed in all fighting tactics. A grizzly couldn’t harm me.

I whirled around to face my stalker, ready to fight. The icy wind howled as it blew across the meadows, but my concentration was more on the shadowy figure approaching me. It emerged from behind a ledge and I saw a giant black wolf staring back at me. Strangely, he looked familiar, and his e