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ver at Alpha Achilles and Beta Carlos, and

When I tell you to hide, you hide, alright? We

he corner as growls and ho

he shopping for the palace. This was two years ago, but I still remember it so vividly. Our carriage, much older and less stabl

It was in the air like a bad perfume. Strangely enough, it was so fitting with the scene laid

for months. Even now, it s

eliveries have been

ll never

s. He pulls out a silver crossbow with a quiver of arrows. Beta Carlos opens the windows, and Alpha Achille

I turned around and stare

to the carriage. But one by one, the big black Rogues start to falter. The closest ones are hit di

As more of them topple, more Rogues start to ba

ll lingers

round," I whisper, and

re ri

emanating from him as he throws the bow and arrows back into the chest and kicks it back into place. He slides

ut when even Beta Carlos look

is really pushing it, whipping the horses more and more frequently. B

ing the pack. The pack mansion looms into view. Men in black uniform

un into the mansion, and standing

rutish monster of a man with copper-co

"We were expecting you more than an hour ago.

I'm about to step aside when I suddenly hear a voice in my mind, loud and clea

t Beta Carlos is relaying to the group now. "Alpha Achilles wishes to inform everyone

me? I blink hard to shake off the possibility of hallucination

ve them all back. We killed all of them. One can even s

Alpha Tristan, his lips pulled back in a snarl. He motions something to Beta

liar. You didn't kill a single Rogue. Your pack is in

rstand Alp

voice when no

stan prompts. "Wh

sibly frustrated now. The other Alphas are starting to whisper

ng, while Beta Carlos is red-faced,

mere delivery girl for snacks and anything else that the Alphas might need. But I just can't hel

. "Alpha Achilles said that you're a liar. The Rog

king at me with varying expressions of shock. The world seems to fre

kly amend. "I... I jus

choes. "You heard him? H

head, but as I do so, I catch sig

here amid the rage. That minuscule drop of positive attention almost made me forget the heav

he splutters. "If she dares to speak a

htning, ushering me back into the carriage. But then, Alp

in my head. 'Touch her, an

ristan demands. "What's

hes to say that if you touch the g

r was bad enough, but this time i

almost hear the snow falling outside, gathering on the windows. The Alphas are now looking at m

rotectively. His scent immediately invades my senses, and I ha

d, I find myself eager to help. 'Tell Tristan that his pride won't erase the fact that Rogues are present a

ds makes me gasp out loud.

demands. "Speak for him, if

urge me, and I look at A

that Rogues are present around your pack and they need to be dealt with." I pause

lphas suddenly rush forward, complaining ab

a Tristan growls, "g

y, keeping me away from Alpha Tristan. Beta Carl

because we were late, but be

s begin to ring inside the meeting room, echoing in the halls an