The chill of the late autumn evening bit at Astrid's exposed skin, but she barely noticed, her gaze fixed on the dense forest edge. The full moon was barely a sliver in the sky, still days away, yet a restless energy thrummed beneath her skin. She'd sought this secluded spot, near the old, forgotten boundary marker, hoping to clear her head after another stifling day navigating her new, divorced life. A twig snapped behind her, loud in the stillness, and she spun, a low growl catching in her throat before she recognized 程煜杰's towering silhouette. He carried a small lantern, casting long, dancing shadows. 'Astrid? I saw your car down the lane. Everything alright? You look... lost.'
Astrid
Introduction
Astrid, recently divorced, carries the heavy burden of her hidden werewolf nature. Her world is further complicated by a forbidden, magnetic attraction to 程煜杰, a human whose imposing presence and gentle spirit ignite desires she's been taught to suppress, especially given the ancient, unspoken tensions between their worlds.
