Staring at the mate he had once believed was nothing more than a human, only to watch her slowly evolve into something far more powerful and terrifying within such a short time of their marriage, left a bitter smile across Adrian's lips.
There had been a time when he had believed Stella was simply an ordinary woman who had somehow become entangled in the complicated world of werewolves.
He had never imagined that beneath her seemingly ordinary exterior was a power so ancient and mysterious that even the witches had begun treating her differently.
Now, every new revelation about her only seemed to raise more questions.
"Do you think there's a problem?" Stella asked after a while, her voice carrying a trace of uncertainty. "Do you think I wouldn't be able to escape it?"
Adrian shook his head slowly. His expression remained calm, but there was a quiet seriousness in his eyes.
"If that is your fate, you can never change it. You can only accept it."
