Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 397 Wolves Wanna Meet

Tessa dashed out the door, and Landon was already there, arms wide open to welcome her.

She threw herself into his embrace, unable to hide the joy on her face. "Why are you here so early?"

"I couldn't wait to be alone with you. It's your eighteenth birthday-your coming- of-age ceremony. I didn't want to miss a single second of it."

Tessa understood exactly how he felt, because she'd been looking forward to this too.

"Where are we going?"

"Get in the car," Landon said, without answering directly. He simply opened the passenger door for her.

Tessa didn't press him; she trusted Landon completely and handed this most important day of her life over to him without hesitation.

Landon got in and started the engine.

Tessa watched the snowflakes spinning past the window, and suddenly noticed that the car's fragrance had changed to her favorite pinewood scent. The seat was warmed to a perfectly cozy degrees, and even her usual jazz playlist was playing on loop.

The car left Navoris city limits, heading toward the quiet outskirts. The snowfall grew heavier the farther they drove.

"We're here."

later, the car came to a stop at the edge of a forest near the Navoris border. Behind a wall of snow-covered pines, a silver-blue

fur blankets, a star projector, and a metal case stamped with the Nightshade Pack crest-it was his carefully

her breath. The forest floor beyond was blanketed in bioluminescent moss that glowed soft blue beneath their steps. In the distance, a frozen lake shimmered with starlike ice crystals locked beneath its

like a flowing galaxy. It felt like a secret sanctuary untouched by the outside world. Even as snow continued to fall, the stars

blankets and tucking Tessa into a double-sized fur sleeping bag. “Only on days of major rites can anyo enter. The unique terrain

strawberry cake, two steaming cups of cocoa, and a handcrafted box

of the pieces. "So we're camping now? You really went

midnight, but I was worried someone might start gnawing on wolf fur if they got too

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straighter in an instant. "Did Grandpa send you a

a slice of cake. "Come on, eat. Don't

Tessa said, taking a bite. The taste of strawberry jam mingled with the piney air on her tongue. She suddenly pointed upward. "Look! The

found his gaze lingering on her instead. Her hair had caught a bit

out to gently wipe it off, his thumb brushing the corner of her lips, his eyes filled with a warmth that couldn't be put into words. "The seven stars of the Big

deepened; the snow

tree branch. A swirling star map appeared across the snowy ground, and the handle of the Big Dipper pointed directly at their intertwined

arm, watching glowing butterflies flicker across the "sky" on the snow. She suddenly felt the gland at

said suddenly, his voice husky. He took her hand and pressed it against his chest. "Ever since we entered the forest, he's been ramming