The Alpha

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ches lining the walls. My heartbeat echoed in the silence, a constant reminder of the turmoil inside me. I felt as if I were standing at the prec

e air thick and heavy in

here the pack was waiting? Would they treat me as one of them? Or would

ts. I didn't turn to face the door

do

to sense how the very air seemed to shift around him. When he spoke, it was n

voice low, unyieldi

tress walls, was more than just being a prisoner. It was a transformation. The bond that tied me to him felt heavier than any chains.

way out, was th

always, were unreadable, yet there was something different in them now. A fire t

's no turning back. You will meet the pack

my voice cracking as I spo

t the corner of his lips. It wasn't kind. It was alm

aze-it was overwhelming. But I wasn't about to let him see how much it affe

his?" I asked, trying to mask t

need to accept anything. It doesn't matter if you do. The bo

ow could he expect me to just fall into place, like a puppet on a str

"I don't need to control you, Lily. I don't need

heart raced in my chest, but I fought the instinct to step b

ce like velvet wrapped in steel.

choing in the emptiness. It felt as though the world had narrowed down to just the two of us. The way he walked, head high,

s his po

e low hum of whispers. I couldn't see all of them at once-the pack-but I could feel their eyes on me, their gazes weig

for him. Waiting

he room, his presence demanding immediate attention. I

voice loud, command

pair of eyes on me, like daggers piercing my skin. Some of them had

lf continued, his tone cold but undeniable.

ome incredulous, others... suspicious. I could feel the weight of their doubt pressing d

" he added, his voice brokering no argumen

ld see the way they looked at him-both fear and respect. But I could also

oman who had taken something they all

his Luna. I was

rrified me even more

over me once more. "You will need

the incredulous tone that slip

mile. It was the smile of a man who knew he held all the

in, the tension thicker than the walls the

s challeng