ri

ache and pain feeling like it was mapped across my skin. I was lying on something cold

ck metal chain biting into my bare ankle. My head throbbed with a sudden

as poorly lit with only a small hole serving as a source of lighting, the walls were made of a thick and special grey stone,

th my chest sank in defeat. I cloc

t. My mind was a jumbled mess, with fragments of memories flashing in and out of focus. I remembered running through the forest, the moo

tivity? I racked my brain, trying to fill in the blanks

-lived. I heard a faint sound of footsteps echoing through the cell. Heavy, deliberate footsteps. My heart began to ra

ainst the lock, and the door creaked open. A blurry fig

wled. "I see you're awake." He said, as his on

ated an unsettling energy. His face was hard, and his eyes cold. He l

night's rest?" The scary m

lightly, a movemen

ith sarcasm. "I'm glad to hear that. You'

ped, my heart racing as I took in the sharp jawline, the piercing eyes, an

low and menacing. "And you, spy, are in my d

rritory, with their Beta holding me in captivity as a spy. The look on their beta's

you arrived," Ryker asked, with a

reply from me, he

m your pack, not to talk till death." He sai

ou alive until you've served your purpose."

the cell, the door creaked shut behind him, and I heard the sound of locks clicking into

just heard?" I quest

of the prison yard. My heart raced like a trapped animal se

inance uncontested. Unlike other packs, they operated in the open, unafraid, unchallenged, their howls a haunting reminder of their prese

caused spines to shiver and made the strongest among packs b

s of how no one survived a war with his pack. He was feared by

ected. I didn't deserve such a cruel fate. I sobbed, warm tears stream

ere-Alph

ar, a force that could make one drop dead in terror. But s

e devil himself. He was different from what I had expected. H

sea-blue eyes enchanting. He had the perfect deep brown hair to complement his looks, his phy

n?" he demanded, his full lips

shame. My cheeks burned with embarrassment from staring

and colder. He was probably unaware of my inability to speak. How do I explain to

several times, affirming his order. I didn't want to face his ruthless wrath. As much as he looked

speak?" he

was nod to conf

or your pack to have sent you here." His co

ead? Or seduce me?" He walked closer to me as he spoke, his hand pressing again

rising on my bare skin as they came in contact with his. I understood w

our territory? You can't escape from me, little one." H

hed for an escape route, but I knew there was none. Wi

. "Argggggggh! How dare

ds me, each step impacting fear more than the last, my neck tightly wrapped around his firm fingers. I struggled to bre

my eyes, silently accepting my fate

, confused as to why I was still alive. I creased m

u?" he spat coldly, his deep blue eye

e had already lost his temper. His eyes were glowing with fury, ready

, hiding behind the corner o

e reactin

I stil

n place, but this time, his voice cracked, revealing a

was happening either. I didn't understand why he couldn't harm me, an

shadows. Beta Ryker stepped forwa

y is still out in the op

time to save me from the hands of this devil, and even bet

ck the wrong person

he might attack his own Beta. But then he seemed to regain a sliver of c

e enemies, so we presumed she was one." Ryker bowed hi

n ordered, his voice low and dangerous. "I