Forsaken by the Pack, Claimed by the Alpha

, I have not kn

atose Alpha. A blood rune carved into my spine kept his soul ancho

r's political influence, she breached my warded sanctuary, claiming

y her personal guards, she forced de

that ugly scar," she

ison, they carved the magical rune right o

ck warriors just watched, mocking the absurd ide

xhaustion for him. As the brutal extraction snapped our tether, the ag

ing darkness, certa

d my eyes days later, I

rojecting over my bed. And he had just sentenced S

oning ha

pte

ra

that way, preserving the heavy magic saturating the air. I sat in the center of the room, surrounded by glowing moonstones. I wa

. It was a complex magical scar, drawn with blood and ancient magic. Thi

coma in the adjacent room. A rogue attack three years ago had severed his sou

survive if I

deep sleep, his

d consciou

cy. My focus lapsed, and I slipped into true sleep for three seconds. In that brief window, Kaelen's golden projection convulsed violently while his physical form in the medical pod went into cardiac arrest. The entire tower screamed into

chor to the

al meeting of the global werewolf packs. I sat on my cushion, feeling the warm pulse of his energy

ilver doors of the pe

-a title she had claimed through political pressure from her father, not through any bond with Kaelen. A Luna is the Alpha's mate and the mother of the pack. Selene w

at the guards, her voice

looking at me and th

ly, holding up a silver ring. "My father's forces guard your eastern border. Q

less frustration, then bowed and le

at the expensive moonstones and rare healing herb

s you drain from this pack every month

ot step into the cir

mouth!" s

gical blue light in the room flickered and died. The w

sped, grabbing my neck. "T

the cold marble floor. She pulled a small glass vial from her pocket. The liquid inside was dark green and smelled like rotting

life?" Selene whispered, her eyes manic. "

weak Omega outside my magic circle. She poured the burning green liquid down my throat

blood tried to fight it, but the dose was too strong. I felt so

shed with a bloody red light. It was a w

rk witch's spell. She slammed her palm o

again. Silas, the Chief Rune Hea

flection of the red warning lights trembling in his irises. He r

rd the door. "Drag this traitor from my sight! He interferes with official pack business!" Two of her loyal guards-men her father had pl

on his hands, breaki

ilas yelled from the floor. "If she falls

er' myth is just your excuse to siphon funds. An Omega's bi

d echoed in Silas's pocket. I

l doctors are using the Mind-Link network!

side their heads. Selene's face turned pale for a second, but her

lene commanded. "Block all M

of your mind?

s rune on the floor. My eyelids felt like they weighed a thousand pounds. Selene lifted her he

reamed, the pain echoing in the empty room. But the pain was not

ry faint voice echoed thr

ar

. His voice was weak, tre

h me...

I whispered to

ast thing I felt was the c

psed onto the frozen ground and did not shatter-but simply cea

in three years, I fel