For years, Elijah had roamed the forests alone, an Alpha without a pack. Solitude was his choice, or so he told himself, a way to avoid the pain of loss and betrayal. He didn't need anyone. Not a pack. Not a mate. Not a companion to share his restless nights. But deep down, he knew it wasn't true. The forest, vast and unyielding, only reminded him of the emptiness inside, the void he could never seem to fill. On a crisp winter morning, everything changed. That's when he found her-injured, unconscious, and human. She lay in the snow, her pale skin glowing in the faint sunlight, her pulse steady but weak. Against his better judgment, Elijah carried her back to his cabin, unaware that this stranger would alter his life forever.

Her name was Mia, and she had no memory of how she'd ended up in the forest. Her first weeks in Elijah's care were filled with awkward silences and stolen glances. He was gruff and guarded, his words few and clipped, but there was a gentleness in his actions-a steady hand bringing her food, a careful eye checking her wounds. She noticed the way he avoided her questions, the way his golden eyes flickered with something primal. Mia wasn't blind to the oddities around him: the scars on his arms, the wolves that seemed to bow their heads in his presence, the strange energy that made the air hum whenever he was near. She couldn't put it into words, but she felt it-a connection, a pull toward him that was impossible to ignore.

As the days turned into weeks, Elijah began to let his walls crumble. Mia wasn't just another human passing through his life; she was something more. She had a quiet strength, a way of seeing through his tough exterior, and a lightness that reminded him of what he'd been missing. Slowly, she pieced together the truth about him, and when she finally confronted him, he expected her to run. But she didn't. "You're not a monster," she said softly, her hand brushing his. "You're just... you." In her acceptance, Elijah found a peace he hadn't felt in years. Mia wasn't merely a stranger who had stumbled into his life; she was his perfect companion, the one who made the wildness within him feel whole. Together, they faced the forest, the world, and whatever challenges came their way, bound by a love that defied species, scars, and fate itself.