The Alpha's daughter

ce shaking. She knew her apology wouldn't

ng, a cruel and mocking laugh. "Ap

which took his breath away. **Pain exploded through her body, radiating through every nerve, every muscle.** She

tting her again. "You're nothing here. You have

lt smaller and smaller, more and more insignificant. She had the impression

ing, her spirit broken. She collapsed to the ground, too exhausted to even think about eating. **Her han

rkness, her voice barely audible.

trongest, where pity had no place. **Her dreams of revenge, of justice for her family, seemed more and more dist

ing a new round of humiliation. But it wasn't a member of Dark River's pack standing there. She was a young woman, barely older than her, w

softly, approaching her. "My na

ving here, and she was not ready to believe that any help would be offered to her.**

" she replied, her sad eyes settling on Jennifer's wounds. "I know what it's like to be broken, to feel helpless. B

something she thought she had lost a long

od aside, near the stables where she had been assigned for the day, carefully avoiding the gaze of the other members of the pack. *

to her. Yet here, among these imposing beasts, she felt almost safe. The horses did not judge her, they did not look

resence behind her. **Her heart raced immediately**, her senses heightened by the fear that hadn

rown hair framed a face with marked features, and her intense blue eyes seemed to pierce into her soul.

m, but filled with a certain curiosity. **It wasn't a question,

his. She felt vulnerable under his scrutinizing gaze, a

» he asked then, ta

e a whisper. She didn't dare say more, not knowi

with an inner glow**, and Jennifer felt something inside her respond to that intensity. A warmth rose in her ch

ng every syllable of her name. "You don't loo

to anyone in this pack. **Confiding was a weakness**, and weakness was dangerous. But something in

ly said, looking down. "Everything I

gment in his eyes, only this lingering curiosity. **Then, to her great surprise, he did someth

hisper. "I see something in you, something powerful. You m

ply. The heat in his chest grew more intense, almost palpable. She looked up at him, her ha

, baffled by her own reactions. "I

ch more than that. You have a power within you, a power that just needs to be awakened. Don't y

explored knew that he was right. She had always felt something, a latent force that she had tried to stifle, to deny, especially after the de

ed, her voice trembling slightl

tinizing her intently. "My name is Anthony," he finally answered. "And I'm

n down her spine. "Why ar

ousness. "Because I believe you have a role to play, Jennifer. A much more important role than you imag

familiar. She had always known that she was not like the others, that something about her was differ

as he saw her hesitate. "You were forged by pain, by loss, but it m

information and emotions. **She felt lost, torn between the need to understand wha

aking with incomprehension and pain. "Why is this happe

was strangely comforting**, a source of warmth in the chaos of his thoughts. "Be

g to. And in that deep blue, she found a strength she no longer thou

t encouraging, "I can help you discover who you really

pting in his words**, a glimmer of hope in the darkness of his current existence. But the idea of di

..." she admitted, quietly

lmost understanding. "Take as much time as you need," he

an invitation to something bigger, more dangerous. **Jennifer felt a mixture of hope and terro

t with Anthony ha