ine'
r of this," the words from Zane echoed in my mind. Even with the little idea and how I hated the way they had
s merely a cover for the real deal happening here. I wasn't sure of much, but I saw it better not to even dig int
o go to a hospital, a good one to get treate
een searching for so long-Lysander alread
ly turned his gaze at me. "Oh, you're already here. I'm sure Zane must have let you o
made my life one of a living nightmare-but in the end,
The rest of the workers had gone home, and
know, but at least the day was over, and once I was done wi
some music, decreasing the volume as I drenched the cloth into t
e with my handkerchief as I continued. M
I was curious, so I decided to use the bar to my advantage-th
nd woman I had met with him earlier. The stranger was a
tted when facing those panther shifters was enough for that. A strong scent and a dominating presence
what would the Alpha of Stone Creek Wolves be
. I still had to get some drugs for Mother, and I doubt my so-called landlo
ad to get the whol
when Mom and I did this. "Come on, Seline, I can handle this," she had said back at home
both would burst into laughter. I only wished I could return to those times when we had little wo
eing born a hybrid. I wasn't even a complete w
truth was just that deep inside, I was still the same small girl bowing her head to all the humi
turned more of a
ed me with little tears trickling, trailing
me as I wiped the tears off my face immediately, on
I stammered, resuming as I made my
ould tell. His two guards w
tched him bring out a gum, tearing off the nylon as he threw
ed as a grin formed on his lips
his side, bent down to pick it up, only for him to place his legs between
d want was for him to see me fal
"Take it all. You have
ks I've been searching for," he said before distancing himself a bit from my side. He
trash. I'm sure you both relate well," he said, c
ney on the ground as I gat
e money they had always paid me was enough for Mom's bills and our meals, but with loan
those loan sharks won
ld be able to pay t
nto my pocket, I le
o matter what. Just for the m
ter pouring all the trash
n the alley where the trash can wo
d the night had also grown silent, one t
shadow caused me to stop suddenly in my tra
s there just
, scanning the place. "Is somebody there
n it. I arrived at where I was to dispose o
to hear a loud clash of metal ec
oice draw my attention to the shadowy area as some
them. It was them, the panther shifters that
ain," their
ed a smirk cross into their lips. "Wh
lade. "Why don't we make this look
ill me? Did somebody send them, or was this out of
intain a proper stance
g the dagger. I tried, hoping to miss his attack as the dagge
d me, holding up the dagger that dripped with my blood, his lips slightly t
die. I had to stand. I had to fight back; I couldn'
nther shifters merely stood watchi
o use them now if I ever wanted to survive this place. I closed my eyes, heaving a breath before I slowly opened it. Some of the panther shifters had already shifted, teeth sneering as they growled. One of them leaped for an
oaning in pain as his skin fur slowly burned in the flames, his skin turning to
o his dead panther shifter, but a sudden chill ran through my sp
ut their daggers. Even though they were merely pa
e daggers and claws grazed my skin, blo
ach from my skin at that moment. Even with my w
umbling the ground as I picked up back. "Who were they, and why did t
back to my path, I paused when I noticed their leader who had somehow caught up with me. "Don't tell me you think you could escape so easily now," he said. Before I could
ht before my eyes shut, I felt a hand holding me
before my eyes eve