Episode 8

"Please hold your breath," Pepperian said, floating beside me. I was taken aback by her command to stop breathing. But before I could protest, Pepperian unleashed her power in the form of wooden roots.

"Ugh!" I screamed, stifled as the flexible wooden rod tightly coiled around my stomach. Physically, I didn't feel anything touching my body, but spiritually, I felt something choking me up to my neck.

"I-it’s hurt!"

As the suffocating sensation and pain spread, I realized that Pepperian's true power was to delve into the human subconscious, making them feel pain. The wooden roots acted as a tool to torment me until I lost consciousness.

Afterward, Pepperian's spirit entered my body to examine me. Soon, our souls returned to our respective bodies.

"Wh-what are the results?" I asked when the pain had subsided. Although the outcome rendered me unable to move on this bed.

"Did you have sex with an Alpha on the full moon?" Pepperian asked. I nodded slowly in response.

I heard her inhale shar