The Alpha Of My Heart

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water stealing the air from my lungs. Panic floods me as I struggle

e snarls. I gasp as I recognize Maya's to

ecover, a sharp slap smacks my cheek, and I stagger back. My hand trembles as it r

s. Her eyes flash with anger, "If you refuse to b

bear his child. But Maya, his furious girlfrie

r breeder, a woman her father truly loved. Could that pain be f

, snapping me back to the brutal present.

sight of the gleaming blade. My heart pounds in terror as I desperately sea

ngest daughter of a proud warrior, my failure to shift into a wolf has branded me a disgrace. It is a burden I carry

. Night after night, I long to prove that I am more than just the daughter of a warri

eyes narrowing with deadly intent. "Run away from

low is swift and brutal, twisting my head sharply to the side. I taste blood and feel my lip

with a twisted smile playing on her lips. Without another word

ed by the cold river water, and my body shudders in the biting chill. I wish I cou

ling like rain, until exhaustion fi

ruggling to my feet. Every bone aches as if weighed down by sorrow. I step

shment that awaits me at home, where my mot

my reflection and wish for a

art leaps into my throat as I freeze in terror.

from the brush, as they

hrow up my arms in a desperate attempt to p

hest while the other circles, tra

ified, as Maya steps from the shadows. Her eyes burn fiercely as she faces me with her

neck. A chill runs through me as her grip tightens. The other wolf moves in again, growl

a voice that sends icy fear down my spine. At this

dare not look back, but I hear one of the wolves behind me, its g

I cannot tell if this mysterious savior is friend or foe. But there is no time to decide. The wolf beh

two clash fiercely-the wolf snarling, the shadow striking with lethal precision. With one swift motion, the

my heart pounding so loudly I

glowing, eerie green, lock onto mine. In that gaze, I feel a strange connection, as

voice rumbles as it breaks the silence, "Are you alright?" Its tone

as my heart spikes as horror and despair