I Reject You.

DOR

ace as Alpha Jack's men led Lisa and me down a set of stone steps. The torchligh

de!" one of the men sneered, h

and unease bubbling within me. "Temporary or not, we don'

"Oh, the Luna of Aeloria speaks," he taunted. "How poetic. Pi

tration and anger, mirroring my own. We were captives in a game we never signed up for, a

ack, her voice unwavering. "And I sugges

rtaining. "Oh, we'll enjoy it," one of them said with a sinister

d us, the sound echoing like a finalit

n resignation. "Well, this isn't exac

espite our dire circumstances. "At

rying a hint of bitterness. "Questi

ur predicament, she turned to me with a thoughtful expression. "Isadora, I have

potentially offer us a way out of this situation, but at what cost? The idea of betraying

betray my mate or our pack. No matter the circumstances, even th

s. "I had a feeling you'd say that. I guess t

The sound of footsteps echoed down the corridor outside, growing closer with each passing secon

hest as Luka, one of my loyal pack warriors, and Eamon's men stepped into view, his expression a mix of determin

y even managed to infiltrate Alpha Jack's territory; to the best of my experience, even a fly couldn't get in undetected, a

a mixture of disbelief and

s eyes locked onto mine with unwavering dete

s, a mixture of relief an

We need to move quickly. Alpha Jack's

hung heavily in the air. Every step felt like a silent prayer for our freedom, a desperate hope that we co

RUDE

They're

s harder, the adrenaline coursing through our veins. The howls of Alpha Jack's pack

a triumphant shout echoed behind us. "

d to the others, my voi

e sprinted forward. The adrenaline coursed through my vein

tercepting Alpha Jack's men from us and trapping Luka and a few of my pack guards on the other sid

her voice a mix of dis

een thwarted. Our hopes were dashed, and the suffocating rea

ack member, was captured by Alpha Jack. He stood there, his expression a mixt

ut, his voice carryin

red to life, and the flames consumed Lukas, engulfing him in a fiery inferno. The smell

torn from my throat, a raw

st was suffocating, a physical ache that matched the torment in my heart. I

leaving nothing behind but a charred and ashen remnant of what had once been

r, and disbelief crashed over me. The world seemed to blur aroun

mine. Our escape had turned into a nightmare,

ly, her voice carrying a mixture of sadness and

o keep moving, but then the world around me faded into darkness as the weight of grief and trauma bore down upon me. Luka's sacrifice, the searing pa

ightmares and memories that clawed at the edges of my subconscious. The faces of my pack, the