Alpha's Thirst For Ember

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died, mother was forced to take on the responsibility of a family. One day she

n the mud, his small body curled in on itself. One of the men k

my lips, wondering what mum would do

m different raided places were crammed together in horrible conditions, the

From snippets of conversation among the traffickers, I learned that a hundred of

a wiry human girl I'd met at the camp. Her bright blond hair was so long it nearly dragg

that name, I c

nce," I muttered in a flat ton

sed as she glanced around nervously. "

I don't know where my brother is. I've watched everyone

n. "Then don't die. How will you find him if you m

anger get the best of me. I had to stay alive, for my brother, for my moth

rafficker's bark sudden

A young man had bolted from the group, sprinting to

e, his body began to twist and contort. His bones snapped and realigned, fur sprout

sed a shift up close. The werewolf's strides were impossibly fast, and in mere moments, he was u

ing into my skin. I turned to her a

" one of the traffickers sneered, his lau

of us. "Don't think you can escape so easily. That boy? He was sold to Al

ur knees even as we stood in the cage. He growled low, then rammed his massive shoulder into the side of the cage as

didn't

our journey. The werewolf ran alongsi

d, and he n

awe in her voice. She tilted her head u

admitted quietly.

up. "Never? Are

f my incompetence. And I snapped my head

That was rude... I shouldn't have, sorry

f the ride

simple black squares with "THORNE" printed in

ight of Alpha Thorne's massive estate. The towering iron

chill crept over me, t

ho killed

me next. But I want my mother