The Alpha's Heartbound

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cruel reminder. It wasn't just a car; it was my pride. Reika knew better than to mess with it. So, if it wasn't her, someone else had tried to

clawed beneath my skin, anxious, angry, wanting answers. I was sure Reika hadn't shifted, so this damage di

force blocked the link-a wall built by a will that went beyond the ordinary. I couldn't hear her voice. Couldn't sense even a trace of her emotions. Frustration roared through me. Whatev

ice broke the tense silence

st floor. Dead wolves, their blood still fresh, darkening the soil beneath them. They hadn't just been k

, trying to shake off the u

ha. These seem to be the only ones. Who

n when she had little left. But if she was safe, she was still running, putting more distance between us. A darker part of me simmered with anger at the thoug

voice. "Search the area and track the trail as fa

lose to the ground, sniffing the air for even the faintest trace. But as I took another deep breat

had, I'd have felt it-a sharp, unbearable rip through my s

more bitter. I hadn't planned for this or expected her to slip so entirely from my grasp. She was mine, destined to be at

ase. "We found a faint trail leading northeast, but it cut off suddenly. I

from me," I finis

allowed, noddi

scent and block our bond. And I had a sinking feeling that whoever had dared to aid her was more than just a casual bystander.

nto my voice. "Spread the word to the neighboring territor

r expressions, but it was nothing compared to the storm

'd find her, no matter what barriers she put between us. I'd tear down every wall she thought

over. Not by

simmered like a storm ready to break. He glared at me, his jaw tight, hands clenched at his sides. I met

ed with disappointment. "This isn't what I expected from you, Nyx. That ome

for the continuity of us to lead the Shadow Claw pack and eventually all the territories in this land." My

y. Then he huffed, crossing his arms. "What's your new plan? I don't want m

hint of satisfaction glinted in her eyes. I knew what she thought of Reika, how she relished every failure to retrieve her,

, the idea forming in my mind. "Let's put a bounty on her. Make it clear she's to be returned un

eated, a faint smile breaking through his hardened expression. "Yes, Nyx, that's

"Spread the word. A bounty for Reika-she's to be returned unharmed. Any

, each with a hefty reward. As I watched them work, determination solidified within me. Re

th possibilities, but she'd underestimated Reika's strength. And no matter wh

e done with her, we can get rid of her forever," I

her to celebrate. A triumphant