FATE OF THE ALPHA
nst the faint light separating through the timberland overhang, the delicate snap of a fire some place clo
ing, the firelight flashing against the trees, and Athens situated a couple of feet away, his back
voice came out rough, scratch
ght. Help washed over his face for the briefest second
he said. "The impri
glared. "T
ared and torn. A weak gleam beat from underneath the texture, m
eart
ve. The image was powerful, its examples excessively exact, too purposeful to possibly be normal. She con
s this?" s
stimated. "The characteristic of the picked,"
it sounded more like a wail. "Favorin
evile. The imprint picks its conveyor just in the midst of extraordinary need. It implies
the rush of tipsiness that followed. "No. I didn't request this.
iction. "Nobody requests it," he said. "However, the imprint couldn't c
or this? Of driving a pack? Of being some picked friend in need?" She
verpowering, his voice consistent. "I've seen it in you. Your dad s
o say that. You've been deceiving me this entire time, haven't
respite was all the affir
voice rising. "How long have
ers. "Since the night your family was gone after. I didn't reali
? This time, you realized Victor was
guarding the equilibrium, holding him back from assuming command. In any case, indeed
blend of fury and despondency. She dismisse
n informed me," she sa
g. "On the off chance that you knew, you'd have been a cons
e? My dad and sibling are dead, Athens. Lorenzo is gone. I'm
. Briefly, quietness extended between th
however no less unfavorable. "Furthermore, what does it try and mean? T
ies you're implied. To lead. To bring harmony where there's been only conflict and slau
ied? I've proactively lost everything.
shoulder before he halted himself. "You haven't lost yourself, Annabell
them, to deny any case of solidarity when all she felt was broken. Be that as it m
swer, a far off wai
asn't the distressed cry of her pack. Thi
ead snapping toward the sound. "Th
at animated
look examining the shadows.
nding from the dimness. Annabelle ventu
murmured, however
shining red eyes showed up in the shadow
r tangled and their eyes igniting with unnatural light. Their growls se
murmured, her
yes never leaving the wolves. "Remain behind
ening smile. Its voice, low and throaty, sent shudders through Ann
somewhat as though getting ready
broadened. "That
he wolves rushed, their growl