Chapter 132

Liam POV 

As the first rays of dawn broke through the trees, their golden reflection stirred me from slumber. With a heaviness in my limbs, I slowly blinked my eyes open, feeling the solid, unyielding ground beneath me.

Adjusting from my lying position, I scanned my surroundings. "Where am I?" I murmured, my voice hoarse from sleep, as I took in the scene before me. Towering trees encircled me, and the gentle rush of a nearby waterfall filled the air.

"You fell asleep while we were running, so I thought it best to settle here for the night," Ace, my wolf, replied, his voice resonating in my mind.

Rubbing the remnants of sleep from my eyes, memories of the previous night's ceremony came rushing back—how we had run through the woods under the silver glow of the moon.