Fated to the alpha beast

sharp crack echoed through the house, followed by the distant shattering

aid with her green eyes like dat of an emer

lurry orange light flickering through the doorway as I was trying so hard to comprehend wh

e came out hoa

ighter. "We don't have time!". My sluggish mind stil

pendant strung on a black cord. I looked down at it, trying to unders

No matter what happens, keep this safe. Do you und

h

ide, followed by the unmistakable sound of splintering wood. S

ression darkened, her grip tightening

dent. The realization s

oke filled the hallway, thick and suffocating, making my eyes water. The heat was

l go through the back," my mother said, pulling me toward the kitchen.

before the ceiling began to cave in. "Move

t of fire and embers in all directions. The heat was unbearable. "Mom!" I coughed, my th

arely visible through the th

ried to find a way around th

lowing everything in its path. The only way out was the win

lawing at my chest, with tears in my

umped over the fallen debris separating them and with a final, desperate push, she shoved me backward with all

eyes as i saw her standing there, surrounded by

rld turned

my limbs. The impact knocked the air from my

lf. A massive explosion of fire and smoke shot in

ve. "No," I whispered, my voice

hed the pendant in my shaking hand

y skin, but the chill inside me

was

happened. How had everything fallen apart so fast? One m

ire was an accident. But

watching over her shoulder. She never told me wh

ew months before I was born. And the man who hunted her, the

. Shadows flickered

visible against the night. They weren't trying to put out

ones who had broken in? A sick feeling settled in m

et them

around it, and instinct took over. I ran. But unaware of my

re" one of

new I had to disappear. The alleys became my refuge, the shadows swallowing me as I put as

ng I knew, I