“I FREED MYSELF” A thunderous roar erupted from his chest, making me step back. “Damn it, Harvey…” I turned, starting to run in desperation, realizing he was coming after me, hunting as he had promised.“I TOLD YOU I WOULD HUNT YOU DOWN BETTER WHEN YOU WERE A SHE-WOLF.” The beast's words were icy and malevolent, his steady steps echoing in the cold woods, and the sound of his claws scraping was almost palpable. “Please, my alpha, control the beast… You don't want to hurt me!” Feeling weakness in my body, I tried to chant a spell that failed. I screamed at the approaching monster, aware that its speed easily surpassed mine.“You're right, I don't want to hurt you.” The beast roared nearby. I made a quick move to the side, realizing he had almost caught me, snapping at the side of my body.“Stop… please!” I cast a spell in his direction, but it was too weak; I had been pushed to the limit.“I want to kill you!” The monster roared with a cruel promise. I kept running, feeling my paws bur
Howls echoed incessantly in my mind, alternating between the vision of being carried in the arms of the Alpha and moments of blackout, during which my soul seemed to be dragged into emptiness.“Don't give up on staying alive, Sophie.Conan needs us,” Harvey's imposing voice whispered in my ear.Cold drops hit my face. Was it raining? No, it was different. A drop trickled down my lips, tasting salty. Was he crying?I tried to utter words in vain, succumbing to the persistent pull that insisted on dragging me. I was so exhausted; the pain was overwhelming.“You don't deserve to live!” The voice echoed from the darkness, revealing a sandy and scorching environment. I sought out who was speaking, and there she was, my sister. “This is the price for wanting to steal my life.”“Agatha? I don't understand. You asked me to protect Conan and insisted that I find the secluded witches. Why did you do all this?” I sighed as I approached her. “What place is this?”A bridge appeared beneath my feet,
POV: HARVEYSophie remained in a deep sleep and was brought back to our pack. The goddess made it clear:“We won't force her to return; it will depend on Luna's desire,” the Moon responded to my desperate howls. “Remember, her human form hinders the recovery of her injuries. Even for me, there is a limit to intervention. Take her to the blessed river every day and let lunar magic heal her gradually.”“Goddess, I don't deserve her.” I whispered in confession.“No, Alpha, you didn't deserve her... If she survives, will you become worthy of the Luna you have?” The deity's empowered eyes were analytical and even threatening.“I will be what she needs me to be.” I replied without looking, holding the cold hands of my hybrid, who had been in a coma for days. “I will be her true companion!”“Then hope, Lycan king, that she still wants to be by your side.” With that, the goddess disappeared.I sighed in anguish. The silence was suffocating; even her relentless questions were missed.“How much
POV: SOPHIEThe door burst open with a bang, and I kept my eyes fixed, aware that the Alpha was entering a rage.“Why aren't you eating?” he growled impatiently. “How do you expect to recover without nourishment?”“I can't eat knowing that my nephew is being manipulated by the dark witch,” I whispered without looking in his direction.“And licking your wounds and becoming weak will result in what?” The Alpha roared arrogantly, making me stare at him. “Weakness won't bring him back; we need you to be strong to rescue him!”“I thought you were a powerful Alpha; how can you let him be taken?” I growled in his direction.Harvey approached, and despite the attack coming from his beast and not him, both my wolf and I were still frightened. He stopped, sniffing in our direction, picked up the plate of food, dragged the chair closer to the bed, and kept his eyes on mine as he brought the spoonful of soup to my lips without asking for permission.“What do you think you're doing?” I wiped my li
I woke up with a slight itch in my nose and sneezed, feeling the Alpha's fur under my face as he growled softly in protest.“Sorry,” I murmured, realizing I was still firmly clinging to his furry body.The Lycan jumped out of bed, lazily stretching on the floor and shaking his head and his entire fur. I sneezed again, causing him to stare at me.“It seems I'm allergic to you!” I teased, displaying a faint smile.He approached in his lupine form, gently pushing my legs out of the room.“Alpha, why don't you just transform and say what you want?” I stared at him, noticing a slight sparkle in his eyes. I blushed, my wolf stirring inside. “I see. You want to awaken her, don't you?”I analyzed him, knowing that my wolf constantly rejected him. I was aware that his wolf needed her as much as she needed him. Furthermore, I closed my eyes in contact with my inner beast; my wolf was sulking in the corner, seemingly still hurt. Lifting her snout in my direction, she dangerously growled, making
I carefully assessed the Alpha's words, whose determined gaze persisted even on the brink of death within me. I ardently desired his protection and love.“What would be the implications of you going to purgatory?” I inquired, still perplexed by his suggestion. “Would serving the goddess be entirely malevolent?”“Hunf… Serving the moon now seems simple in the face of everything I've already faced,” the Lycan shrugged. “Entering alive, beyond death, would result in eternal damnation for my soul if I were executed in that place.”“Harvey… I've seen the suffering my father faces there; you are foolish.” I bit my lip, watching him furrow his brow. “But I don't wish such a fate for you!”While he caressed my wet hair, the Alpha's hands followed a perilous droplet that traversed my entire body at a slow and delicate pace, just like his fingers did.I sighed, shivering, and grabbed the bold hand that descended toward my intimacy. I pulled it to my lips, subtly kissing the back, making him wid
“Yes, she wanted to return by taking over my body… I’ve never seen her like that—obsessed; she didn’t seem like the sister I once knew,” I sighed sadly, placing my hand on my chest and caressing it, trying to alleviate the pressure that lingered on it.“Agatha’s desires are more intensified,” explained the Lycan king, gritting his teeth. “The longer she stays out of the correct plane where she should be, which is the afterlife, the soul becomes corrupted,” Elara added. “Shadows loom around us, and any displaced soul is an open door for them to corrupt!”“And what does that have to do with this strange sensation? I feel my life force being drained, and I can’t hear my wolf!” I growled anxiously, cold sweat running down my forehead.“That cursed one is trying to pull you back to the thread of life, where she intends to take your body and imprison your soul there!” With heavy steps, the Alpha stood in front of the witch, roaring, “DO SOMETHING SOON!”Elara widened her eyes, paled, and tr
“I don't understand, we always had a good relationship... Agatha wasn't like this, why is everything around me falling apart like this?” I sighed, trying to swallow the lump in my throat. However, the tears that were on the verge of my eyes were persistent and overflowing, washing my face.“I'll give you some space,” Elara said, bowing and leaving the room.“Don't cry, human,” Harvey murmured, holding my face between his hands and wiping away the tears with his thumb. “No one deserves your tears.”“It seems like everyone I love tends to hurt me,” I whispered, pulling the blanket up to eye level.“Hunf. Your heart is too genuine, Hybrid,” the Alpha growled softly, slipping under the covers and moving up my body until he stopped near my lips. “Only Conan deserves your love.”Harvey's warm breath caressed my skin; his eyes sparkled with indecipherable feelings; there was something more behind his words that I didn't understand.“Alpha?” I whispered.“Yes, human?” he whispered back, brush