The Alpha Of My Heart

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neath the river, and the icy water rips the air from my lung

hing around me is blurry and I thrash, trying t

tch," a furious voice g

ers. I know th

try to wipe the water from my face. Before I can steady myself, her

n't understand why she is doing th

s, as her eyes blaze with fury. "If you refuse to

to carry his child. But Maya, his furious gir

an. A breeder her father loved instead. Maybe she harbors t

uel. "I'll do more than drown you," she sneers. "I'll kill yo

My heart pounds like it's going to burst from my chest. I search the rive

-proud warrior. But I never shifted. And that makes me a disgrace. A curse. A burden too heavy

pray they'll come to save me from this nig

rushes that dream

wls in a loud voice. "Leave this pack an

face again. My head snaps to the side, and I taste blood. My lip splits

y hand trembling,

wisted smile curves her lips. Then she turns, and just like that,

e, and my skin burns from the slap. I ache to live like my sis

el, and splash water on my face

y mother's silence? Her punishments? Maybe anothe

ck-empty eyes, trembling lips, a girl fading mo

e bushes

s into my thr

. They race toward me, snarling

wolf lunges at me. The other circles, cutting off my es

ack. Fur

olves begins

harp and full of hate. Her fangs show as she st

s omega," she hisses, her

but Maya lifts her hand. The wolf

she warns. Her voice is eerily calm, but

unable

" she

inally mo

behind me. I don't look back-but I hear

dy screams to stop.

es past me-qui

h because I don't know

he heat of its breath on my back.

shadow s

de. The fight is fast and bruta

n-s

und, and I look closely a

The shadow stands tall, cl

. They lock with mine, and something st

speak.

is deep, strong, and strangely warm. It carrie

per. It's al

My vision blurs.

th

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