HE TOOK MY HEART I WILL TAKE HIS PARK

led the air, sharp and biting, but it was a relief. The quiet of the woods, the rustling of the leaves, the chir

e had been marked. And not by the man she had dreamed of. Not by the Alpha who had sworn to

ssed his mark onto her skin. It should have been a moment of joy, a moment of triumph, when he would declare her his. But his touch h

he have bee

inder of the betrayal. But it wasn't just the mark that haunted her. It was him.

wanted to scream. To tear everything apart. Her wolf howled inside her, the

was all sh

gh the storm of her thoughts. It wasn't a command, but

rds left her lips in a bitter laugh. Calm down? Her entire wo

ng with emotion. "I've lost everything. The one man I gave my heart to.

remained guarded. "I understand more than you

d, her voice shaking with a sudden intensity. "Let it burn me alive. Because that's what he did to me. He burned me. He

ing as he watched her. "You think this will bring you peace?" he asked quietl

ness of his question sinking d

lt like it was on fire. The emptiness. The part of her that had been crushed by his rejection, by hi

ything. He had stolen her trust. And now, she wa

"What else do I have?" she asked, her voice thic

strength. Your power. You have a chance to rebuild, Selene. But if you let this anger

k her head. "I don't care about rebuilding. Not anymore. He took e

erious. "Then what happens after? What happens when y

ould have nothing. Once the dust settled, once the revenge was o

g in the air-a question she had

it go-to embrace the anger, to release the pain. To destroy.

Angry for believing that he could ever be hers. Angry for lett

longer.

s dark with resolve. "I won't st

'll have to fight for it. For what you want. For what you deserve. But remember this, Selen

r. The destruction was already done. The Alpha had destro

wl rising from deep within her. The anger that had once felt

o herself, the words filled with a sense of