Under The Moonlight : Alpha's Bride

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into the mire, I found myself in a desperate situation. The monster wh

managed to flip onto my back by twisting my body with all my power, taking advanta

didn't have time to catch my breath or find solace. I was racing against the unrelenting pas

trewn with rainstorm debris. Though my body screamed in pain, I continued, seeking safety behind the

sing second, resonating through the silence of the woodland. My heart thudded in my chest, and pa

lieve you can get away from me?" he taunted, his voice dripping

the protective cover of a gnarled tree trunk. He was only a few feet away, and I wa

m my location when a bird sudd

nce, Sansa," he snarled menac

ssing my terrible plight, reveling in the rising hopelessness of my escape. He had a dark wish to

he beginning, a deadly poison that had supported their loyalty for countless ages. Des

cesses to differ. They had no individual opinions, simply following the Alpha's laws, their ad

rvious to the chill of the night air, while I shivered in a

down as a testament to the agony he had inflicted on me. My escape remained unk

each step drawing him nearer to where I was hidden. I walked slowly and quietly as

jah's penetrating stare focused in on me in an instant, his observation fast and unrelenting. As his vicious grip tightened a

e going?" he snarled, his

ing-a painful transformation that symbolized my dual nature, imprisoned between the wolf an

king pleasure in my agony. His vicious pleasure sprang from a desire f

pe; it is the first rule we follow," he sta

d imprisoned within as Edward Elijah, the Oak Pack's strong beta, continued to subject me to horrific agony. Th

ere never actually one of us. And what did you end up doing

actions were a betrayal of his Alpha, Xavier, motivated by a vengeful desire to avenge the dea

tered, as though relishing the notion of tearin

chaotic environment and stopped Edwar

ng Edward to relinquish his grip on me. Adam's presence provided a brief respite from

ing, Edward?" Adam wondered, p

to flee," Edward r

answered, "We're not here

elicate touch lifting my chin to meet hi

in," Adam lamented, his

my filthy, naked feet. Nothing slipped his observant gaze

Why are you fleeing if you are innocent?" Adam's v

werewolf who had never harmed me, constantly extending a

ice cut through the tension, his de

refused to give in. I found the resolve to react without hesitation, relying on

emained unbroken. I summoned every ounce of power I could muste

path, aggressively pressing for an answer. "Why did you do i

ng mine in a vice-like grasp. In an act of defiance spurred by my wrath, I shoved his hand away, watching as his teeth ba

his voice stern but t

support his cause. "Do you honestly believe Xavier will pardon her for her crimes? Ad

ing?" Adam inquired, his voice

matter," said Edward, his to

," Adam argued,

of this criminal," said

said matter-of-factly, recalling

ly anticipated the opportunity to end my life, but Adam sto

sincerity, his words laced with a request for confidence. "Beli

that location, salvation would elude me. I had destroyed a

you-would he cut your hands? Or imprison you in the dungeon indefinitely, or make you a pack slave so that ev

t is out here alone," said Adam,

teries beckoning from beyond. Since his arrival, Adam had been throwing

I said emphatically,

ur demise here," Edward insist

ting in his pursuit of my attention, his presenc

grief, meeting Adam's look squarely in

hey will pursue you brutally. A trial is your best chance to prove your in

dmitted, my broken he

ome along with me. By fleeing, you only reinforce your guilt before t

nable to recognize that I should have maintained my ground and fought b

d, justice will be served," hi

difficult, but I took comfort in the fact that Adam stood behind me, offering his assistance.