The Forgotten Alpha

ew through the thick trees that surrounded the remote settlement. Sophia darted through the narrow paths, her boots kicking up dirt as she carried a bundle of firewo

es the cu

s accustomed to their disdain-the looks, the whispers, the way kids were dragged away as she passed. All because of her eyes-unusual

eak

a reply, her

ade matters worse. As she reached the elder's house, she pushed the

stern, but his eyes carried a flicker of pity. "Thank you, Sophia," h

ed. "Is it u

ues in the area have been mentioned. A big bundle.

by their own laws and attacked without mercy, rogues wer

unters," the eld

elt strangely quiet as she stepped outdoors. Instead of the norm

h her adoptive father stood at the edge of the village, near the forest. Sh

asked witho

"The elder said

grim. "We'll be fine. Just keep the

if alive, the shadows appeared to move and writhe. She h

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ose higher. Sophia stayed by the window, her nerves jangled, while her fa

ndow, scanning the treeline. The howl was followed by anothe

hispered, shaki

ke

dazed. "Wh

, the howls became growls an

re the rogues. Taking his blade, h

ern as he ordere

ut

into the darkne

could see shadows moving between the houses, shapes too large to be

nged at a villager, dragging them to the ground. Sop

amed, but he di

rogue pounced at her, its eyes blazing crimson. Sophia staggered back inside and

r chest. Her vision became blurry, her breath became rapid, and her heart thumped.

t a cry and raised her hands in a helpless attempt to pr

les rippled, her bones cracked and reshaped. Pain and power flooded her senses. I

nt, silver-

menacing sound that she didn't know she was capable of. The ro

's chest, and her teeth sank into its throat. The rogue yelped, strugg

leaming in the moonlight. Adrenaline and confusion swirled

the door, her heightened senses picking up every detail-the sc

fought alongside the villagers, her presence turning the tid

clearing, staring at Sophia in shock. She shifted back into her human fo

murmured, "That's her

ous. "Sofia, you're not safe here." Her voic

do you

ld change her life forever. "The rogues weren'

king. The villagers' fear was notic

, "You must go

in her eyes. She knew in he

e queen lives," replayed in her h

arn what it meant, ev