ONCE BETRAYED: TWICE RECLAIMED

it was all I could breathe in until it filled my insides. We all wanted to hear what the beta

f I told you our Alpha fell at th

there too. I was taken aback by the revelation of

uted. "That

at he believed to be a smile. He looked more like a clown a

uickly covered his face and I tore his hands instead. The crowd ro

ere rolling down my face as I sp

is for justice. You killed yo

d roared

not kil

and walked towards where I stood with my arms restrained behind me. He grinned in my

lunch, close enough that I could feel his ragged, excited breath fanning my exposed neck, he be

k and I hissed

roared their agreement, he drew himself towards me again, and whispered. "If

dued by whatever the priestess had given me to drink. I glanced at where she sat, and ou

pack. You know what it is to be

ough me and I g

least give me a chance to explain. We wer

ted. "All lies, do not

voice shouted, cu

n to walk towards us. The air fell silent , the

this crime that you have committed." Her voice was soft, lilting. Different from the voice I ha

my voice gone? Now that I had a chance to tell eve

m off. He told me to run and I did, I came here to get help and, and..." I traile

voice was cold now, and her demeanor, colder. "

not stop pounding, "that is all I remember." I repeated quietly. "I r

ing and began walking a

Is that not an ability you have? Read my mind and

swered, almost inaudibl

The beginni

from the room this morning, rushed forward and pulled me to my feet. No one

for once to value. As the men dragged me away, farther from the pack house, farther from

nding in my chest or the comfort of my wolf. I had fallen deep within myself that I was beg

ey were to judge me, to think of me as a murderer rather than as one of their own. I felt betrayed, ang

ly on the cold, hard ground. Immediately, I curled myself into a ball and let

n spread itself out in the sky, content, contrary to how I and my bod

es were fixed on something behind me. The wolf was ready to attack and thankfully, its fury was direc

the wrath of the wolf. Far from me, standing close to a large tree, was a to

and staggered, my eyes swooned and I was falling back to the ground even be

said in a burly voice

is not what I

longs to my family and you are trespassing. You need to leave now, you

Werewolf could tell that there was another werewolf in close proximity with th

didn't mean to trespass, I

id before, I

t continually getting cut before I could

e blood rush to his face and his eyes dart everyw

"I – I." I began, sudde

queried, obviou

man as you a

for some reason and then back to my face and then his eyes widened in reali

are a

I ans

can't I

I was d

asked in

er m

, clearly not happy with the w

he way out here? F

rs of my life wasn't such a good idea. "And, I wouldn't mind getting

I need you to leave. Y

t. I am not wel

I backed away. "What do you mean?

es

ha

Complic

g redder. "I need you out