044 Broken Hope

Dahlia’s POV

“I told you she didn’t steal the dress! It’s the Alpha’s gift to me!” I pull Philips’s fat arm as she drags Ava all the way out under the dim rays of the morning sun, “Where are you taking us?!”

My objection does little. Philips drags Ava by her neck, basically carrying her like a little chicken. Ava still has the dress in her hands, protecting it like it’s her baby. The sunlight chases us deep into the woods until it can no longer penetrate the thick fog of dawn.

That’s when I see Lola. She is waiting for us.

The dense trees lead to a small area in the heart of the dark forest. Though bare, the thick branches of the huge trees around shine little light on the thick layers of leaves covering the ground.

Gloomy and deathly. That’s the place Lola chose for us.

“Beta, she&