domination. Alpha Zane. A ruthless, murdering Lycan rumored to have singlehandedly slaughtered ten of the most hardened Alpha Lords that had formed a coup against to end

d against him, except they wished for th

to go against the warni

when I was on the beacon of success to fin

...unfortunately the only part of my body that bore the scar as a tell-tale-my legs, and

er if he just re

me, it's a death sentence. You don't have to go through the trou

st on me, maybe there would be butterflies coming alive in my stomach at the s

t. "No one who cares for the good of someone sends them back to somet

if there was one. I didn't make the effort to look at him, b

ne-line attempt of poem chose them as

u so much to grace even

ath wish, but what the heck, when it was t

might have killed you as an assassin he despised but he's as easy as it goe

never lived to see another day's light. Maybe unless you were his court adv

g feeling in my chest at the though

e me," I said,

though it had been within the flickers of torch flames and chaos, and he'd taken deli

if sensing my unasked question, he added, "Zane Karvill, even in his infamous pride and inju

ha, and a part of the Alpha Kings Amalgamation that brought almost every pack in the seven

stil

against Alpha Zane for your acceptance." Whether or not he would recognize me, and that it was the right opportunity to get revenge if I were greedy, I wouldn't put myself at such a risk again.

t beat on my anxiety as I waited.

from being an outcast in a p

n't have to scale through life with the sorrow of losing me to a doom I'd blindly agreed

e center of the surrounding shelves, taking a seat behind it and surveying me with his

to review my choices. But I

," I bowed my head. "Just be merciful to my sis

end her because of my choices when she'd recently started to bloom her relationship with Beta

only one that

, rendering yourself useless to me and to the service of the kingdom as a futur

it apart by the sharpest of swords, but only a groan left me. There wasn't any pa

ere wrenched and my wolf, fetal as she was, mewled with shar

't regr

u remain in this pack. If it is in your best interests to leave, fine. B

pain so unsettling that I chewed against my mouth to subside it. My face hid be

art to look at him, my breathing shallow as the sound of my heart

*

own way, she tried to make things better with her usual cheer up attempts like baking me my favorite blueberry muffins, or tapping to the beat of my favorite song, which I did with her when I was

dn't stop he

how long. She was seated beside me on the bed, an air of deeper concern encompassing her. In no so

elt dry, courtesy of the many hours I'd spent bawling my eyes out and

ain. It wasn't any spec

and her eyes peered at me with some sort of pi

ning with the subconscious preparation to officially getting rejected,

I had just stuck to a simple warning,

lips to see the pain in my eyes, but I still deemed it worthy not to meet her gaze. "sharp pain and

me to die with honor than

ate-or Luna- who'd risked her worthless life for a kingdom that di

I may neve

filling her eyes at me. At least, this second time, I coul

k, forcing a small

iona's fun antics, which she pulled to make me break out a smile. I pulled it off quite perfectly, s

e pitied, but i