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lvermane Palace and forced her into the black carriage bound for our northern territory. The journey was de

castle. This place was an isolated stronghold built to survive endless wars, yet the greatest threat to my leadership was now walking right behind me. I turned around to wat

a fragile human girl from a treacherous pack lineage[cite: 1, 2]. My duty was to secure my clan and protect my ailing mother, who lay weak and bedridden in the royal chambers because of what our elders believed was a lethal human curse running t

e cutting through the heavy silence of the courtyard as

er voice dripping with venom as she marched past me without waiting for an

determined to break her stubborn pride and see what she was truly made of. I assigned three of my largest

m, my arms crossed tightly over my chest as I watched a heavy

ng herself up on her bleeding hands and wiping the sweat from her forehead with a fierce, unbreakable glare. She grabbed her wooden training staff, dodged the ne

bly with my deep anger. She was entirely human, yet she carried the spirit of a wild predator,

stepping down from the platform as the s

s alone under the darkening sky. Mollie stood her ground, her breathing

, Alpha?" she asked, her v

r frame as I looked down at her. "My people view you as a dangerous parasite, a human curse that threa

she hissed, turning on her heel and marching back toward the fortre

began to ache. As I turned to follow her inside, a tall, imposing figure step

ng prince of our clan, and his fa

ing down the empty corridor as he stepped directly into my path. "The court is already whispering mutiny,

nd left me no choice," I growled, my alpha au

es flashing with a dangerous determination as he lowered his voice to a harsh whisper. "If you do not remove her from this t

" I warned, my voice dropping into a low, lethal vibra

into the darkness of the eastern corridor, leaving

of the fortress slept. The silence of the castle was absolute, until a sudden, sharp vibration pulsed throu

security wards alerted my mind that a cloaked intruder had successfu

panic as I lunged toward the door, my hand flying to the hilt of

into the hallway, a deafening explosi