pte

a

li

pierced the evening sky. I turned in horror, and that was when I sa

ed to fight the beast, but nothing could penetrate its hide, inste

g was even m

ced by the magnificent beast in front of

owly turned around and his stormy grey eyes met my d

e. I could feel my heart pounding against my ribcage, and it wasn't out

mind, like a dim echo in my head, my eyes still fixat

e voice came in sharper this time

en closer now, and I w

y legs moved on their own this time, and I

ig oak tree– the only thing in the pack that w

wolf was behind me. I didn't stop to think about the way I wa

nearer, my legs were about to give out, but I wasn'

ng good happening to me as I stumbled o

ilan. I heard a crack and I screamed in pain. Some of the firewood had broken and the splint

I lay and I knew the beast was getting closer. I was su

er!" I heard a pa

oing on. She was crying now as she threw stones, sticks and pebbles at the

mp in my throat as the beast towered over me. "I surrender." I breathed out

ill you if you do as little as harm to this child." I shouted this time, my voice laced with pain an

closer, slowly transitioning to the most hands

re." His voice was

s. "Please, leave us alone," I whimpered as his face neared mine. The

turned back and refocused my eyes to meet his eyes, and m

at

und me seem

a

e. I had a destined mate? I shook my head

ously this time as I said breathlessly. I tried looking at

t or relief in his eye

e was an angry roar behind us

front of me, I breathed out a sigh o

of the voice. Seeing the Alpha, he was unperturbed

e every single breath of it. I could feel electricity coursing the areas of my bo

r fallen pack warrior who had blood streaming down his nose. "Bone...break.

as if he had just realised something horrible, and

hands slowly in surrender and

ght. Please, there have already been a lot of casualties. Let us go so I can tend

hing or anyone, not even someone remotely brutal like our Alpha

the Alpha and gave me a r

the Alpha's voice came again, stronger and closer this time. "We don't really ha

elled inside me and furious tears filled my e

" The Alpha fierc

ng snapped, his movements were a blur

growl of hatred tear out of my mate's throat as he firmly wrap

now when I started screaming i

till in his hands. He had my family where no one else knew and on

tense for a second or two. He listened.

over, and a loud crack filled the pack grou

s the Alpha's mangled

erywhere