She came to Forks seeking peace. He found in her the pull he could never escape. Between instinct and choice, something ancient binds them both- a tether neither can break. When Maria transfers to the mist-soaked town of Forks for a quiet new start, she expects solitude, not the pull of something ancient and unyielding. Paul Lahote wasn't looking for forever-but the moment their eyes meet, the bond takes root. Now, instinct wars with restraint, and the wolf within refuses to stay silent. Bound by something neither of them can name, Maria and Paul circle each other in a world where love is both sanctuary and danger. Every look, every touch, and every breath deepens the tether between them... and tests how far fate can be denied. A story of quiet longing, elemental connection, and the kind of love that feels like destiny whispering beneath the skin.

The war is over. The Cullens are leaving. But La Push still carries the scars. Jacob is learning to live quietly-no more adrenaline-fueled saves, no more waking with blood in his mouth and a name he can't say. Until a stranger arrives on the reservation, knowing the stories the wolves never told. Her presence stirs everything he thought he'd buried: the pack's secrets, the ghosts of imprints, and the reminder that destiny doesn't end just because the fighting did. Now, in the ashes of what the wolves left behind, something new begins to stir-something alive. Something that might, for once, be worth staying for. A love story born from the quiet after the storm.