Chapter 92

Hazel's POV

Pain surged through every fiber of my being as I lay on the forest floor, writhing in agony. Mia's swift and precise knee strike had left me incapacitated, my alpha instincts momentarily overridden by the searing pain.

The intensity of the pain was unlike anything I had experienced before. My mind screamed in protest, my body contorting involuntarily. Every breath felt like a struggle as the pain radiated from the epicenter of her strike.

In those agonizing moments, my thoughts were consumed by a mixture of frustration and disbelief. How could she, a mere wolf, have the audacity to defy me, the alpha king? The echoes of her mocking taunts replayed in my mind, amplifying the humiliation.

My initial plan had been to assert dominance, to bend her will to mine. But now, I found myself sprawled on the forest floor, weakened and vulnerable. The surge of pain made it difficult to focus on anything else.

As the minutes passed, the pain began to subside, giving way to a seething an