Prisoners of Alpha

wd, laughter and conversations around him, the world seemed to have shrunk to just the two of them, as if time itself had suspended to allow this confrontation. He couldn't look a

e her escape a second time. He approached her, moving through the crowd with a determined step, his eyes fixed on her, ignoring the curious l

But it was quickly replaced by this cold indifference that she wore like armor. She took a step back,

ered, his voice low, tinged with a pain he could no longer contain

I fear you are deluded. We never shared anything. You are mi

unted by every moment they had experienced? The Alpha felt his throat tighten, but he refused to back down. He had to con

full of certainty. "I know you better than anyone. You can deny it all you

that's just it, Alpha. Maybe you made up this whole story to fill a void in your life. Ma

sing the distance between them. She tried to step back, but he gently grabbed he

with emotion. "I know exactly how I felt. And I know you felt i

e her best efforts to remain cold and distant, she was fighting something deep within herself

you felt doesn't matter to me today. We don't know each oth

t was as if she was determined to erase their past, as if she was ready to sacrifice all these memories for a reason that still eluded her.

the anguish that was gnawing at him. "I don't understand... You haven't changed to the point of be

ay. "You're wrong," she whispered, almost too quietly for him to hear. "Maybe she nev

r attempts to push him away. He felt a wave of determination wash o

tter how long it takes, I won't let you escape me again. You can pretend that I don't exist, that our past is just an illusion

as if realizing the extent of his determination. However, she tried o

ing off into the distance. "But know that you will find n

e was hiding behind this mask, that she was trying to push him away for a reason that still escaped her. No matter how cold she was,

me he felt no despair, no resignation. No, he was animated by a new force, an unshakeabl

stacles. He would find her, he would discover the truth, and he would finally make her admit that, despite everything she claimed, they were con

her that his love, his determination, were worth much