FATE OF THE ALPHA
g from the profundities of a dull sea. Her body felt weightless, her psyche fogg
ut through the haze, sharp a
stood tall and antiquated were fragmented, their trunks burned. The earth undern
d?" she croaked,
yes were wild, filtering her face for indications of injury. "You passed out. The imprin
ut what had occurred. The animal, its gleaming red e
t's gone?" she aske
t. "One second it was lurching at us, and the fol
in. Her look dropped to her arm, where the imprint
es, Annabelle. That thing wasn't simply an
ving the way. The quietness was frightening, the standard
ave replies," Athens said at
e asked, her me
or in my pack. She's... not precisely a part
wled. "Also,
t may, this moment, she's our most obvious o
domain, encompassed by wolves who might consid
s looked back at her. "I won't allow a
er her stomach stir
domain, the sun was starting to rise, pr
, driving her through a secret way t
in a separated clearing. Smoke twisted from the stack
ntryway, his developme
ched figure hung in layers of worn out fabric. The senior's e
mbled, her voice rough yet bound with in
d. "You are familia
ioning for them to enter. "Come i
d heaps of dried spices. A huge, mind boggling embroidery
old, rearranging to
, her look flashing to Athens,
nabelle's arm, her touch shockingly delicate. "This imp
Annabelle asked, her voi
rmore, its power. You are its vessel, decided
ach beat. "I did
. "Yet, the imprint doesn't pick daintily. It
emeanor tense. "What is it tha
"To reestablish harmony. Or
's words sank in. Reestablish or ann
ontrol it?" she asked, urge
int benefits from your feelings, your apprehensions, your cr
ointment bubbling inside her. "Then, at
the senior s
ent broke the strained climate. The lodge en
ct
yellow eyes locking onto Annabelle. "So this is where you've b
imself among Victor and Annabelle. "Yo
vile grin. "Goodness, howev
blood ran
"You have something that has a place with me, little wolf. W
tructure shockingly consistent. "The impr
gullible old bonehead. You have no clue about what she's a
y that sent the senior rambling. Athens thrusted at him, yet Vi
avation lighting her resentment. She rose to her feet
is all there is to it, little
the imprint pulling her toward something more pro
eard it. A murmur.
ve i