My alpha mates regret

lding his neatly pressed coat in his arm. Lucas Hailstone, Karl's younger cou

pack, but he made occasional stops to check on me and know how I was farin

n flickering in his black eyes. I swallowed, my

I answered, my eyes fixed on

an talk to K

d any thing else. I saw the shock in his eyes b

u want to ta

of my bag tightly and turning back to the path which led out of the pack h

go? You've got no

e a fa

ver mentioned my family after the accident. He stepped c

? What if they do not accept me? Maybe it would be better to return and f

N

spill as I let him take the bag from my shoulder. We got into his car. Who knew the

. My eyes were glued to the road, watching as the trees and

t water. The sun was out, and the stars were creeping out of their shadows

en and Lucas took out his keys. I sa

aren't urm... best of friends," he said. I looked around, realization

and I stepped down from his car. My eyes scanned the environment, until I f

e should. It's not even up to a year. I

was, handing my bag to me. "Whatever your reason is, Astrid, you know there's a

". I wasn't just leaving Karl behind-I was leaving that part

. Lucas returned to the car after handing the bag to me. He looked

ater isn't the pack for..." he didn't complete his statement, but I knew what

cold, the silence deafening except for the rustling of dried leaves. My

er my heart grew. All I had to do was find Rowan before the elders do.

watching from the back of tree as the wolves marched

dn't notice when I walked out of my hiding. My eyes followed the

after their death. To identify if a funeral was that of a royal born, t

of five royal bloods. My bag fell off my shoulder, my eyes fli

audibly. To my surprise, it wasn't mine. They

ice the dozen of wolf guards who had surrounded me. My blood ran c

pproached. With every step he took forward, I took one back.

to Lucas for help. I doubt he

se both ears with my hands. Tears were forced

ything was silent. Slowly, my eyes flickered open and

in the air were no longer standing before me with hostility. One aft

was happening. The wolf who had grabbed me was

olves. All of them...every single one... wa

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