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• Stuck Between Two Alphas   098

  EvelynWe all sat around the dinner table. I could feel Ellora’s stare burning a hole through my skull, and I didn’t blame her. I was a stranger in her home, showing up with her husband and sitting at her table like I belonged there. I kept my head down, trying to be as invisible as possible.Across from me, Natasha kept stealing glances while pretending to focus on her plate, and the little one,.Mika, leaned in close to her sister and whispered something. Natasha laughed lightly, then turned to me.“She says you’re really pretty,” she said with a smile.I couldn’t help but smile back. “Tell her thank you.”Matthew finally walked in, wiping his hands on a rag, and took his seat at the head of the table.“Well, let’s eat. Supper won’t wait,” he said.I reached for my fork, my stomach practically grumbling from hunger, but Natasha held out her hand to stop me.“Wait, we say a prayer first.”I froze awkwardly, fork halfway to the plate. “Oh, right. Of course.”Everyone at the table joine

• Stuck Between Two Alphas   098

  EvelynI stood up for a few more seconds before I sat back down on the couch, my eyes locked on the fire. My mind had been on an endless loop since I sat down. Christian, he was probably home already. Maybe he was with Rein, chasing ghosts and vengeance, or maybe he was in Crescent losing his goddamn mind trying to figure out where the hell I went.I could almost see the scene in my head, Christian shouting, his fists clenched, pacing like a caged beast. Tyler yelling back, because of course he would. He always had to one-up everyone, even in panic. Leo would be there too, trying to calm both of them down, probably with that same tired look on his face he always got when dealing with alpha testosterone.God, what a mess.I shifted on the couch, swinging my legs around so I was sitting upright. The crackle of the fire was the only sound in the room, until...Thump.I froze.There it was again.Not a creak. Not the wind. A heartbeat.Then another.And another.Three distinct heartbeats,

• Stuck Between Two Alphas   097

  EvelynBy the time we pulled up to the gas station, my legs were half numb and my mind was already racing faster than the truck's tires. The place was quiet, too quiet. One of those old-fashioned stations with flickering overhead lights and a single booth that looked like it hadn’t seen a mop in years. It made my skin crawl, but I kept my face calm.Matthew Turner, the hunter-turned-good-Samaritan, or so he claimed, cut the engine and pointed toward the little booth. “There’s a landline inside, if the storm didn’t fry it. Go ahead and try your call, I’ll top up the tank.”“Thanks,” I said with a nod, pushing the door open. The cold air slapped me in the face, making me realize just how long I’d been walking under the elements. My bones were aching, especially my lower back. I walked briskly to the booth, trying not to glance back at the deer carcass in the truck bed. One look at that thing and I might throw up.Inside, I grabbed the dusty phone and dialed Leo’s number. It rang. Once.

• Stuck Between Two Alphas   096

  EvelynThe truck rumbled steadily beneath us, the tires humming along the quiet asphalt road. I sat stiffly in the passenger seat, arms crossed over my chest to keep warm, though the cold didn't really bother me. Not physically, at least. But emotionally? My nerves were frozen solid.The man driving kept glancing at me out of the corner of his eye, trying to be subtle about it but doing a terrible job."So..." he finally spoke up, tapping the steering wheel lightly with his fingers. "You never told me what you were doing all the way out here, alone."I blinked, keeping my gaze fixed on the dashboard. It was easier not to look at him directly, to keep some distance. “Just... got lost.”“Right. Lost. In the middle of nowhere, right after an eclipse that nearly wiped out my entire signal system? Either you’ve got the worst luck in the world or you’re running from something, sweetheart.”I gave him a small, tired smile. “Can’t it be both?”That earned me a full laugh this time. Deep and g

• Stuck Between Two Alphas   095

  EvelynI couldn’t stop thinking about it.The Flare witches.I kept replaying Daniel’s words in my head, over and over like some twisted record stuck on repeat. Fluke witches… flame witches… fleer… until he landed on it, not that he got it right. It was the Flare witches. The second he said it right, I felt it in my bones.Damn it.Why was it always them?Every corner I turned, every secret unearthed, somehow their name managed to creep into the cracks. The Blackwoods' second life gene, Flare witches. The sealed power beneath the soil? Flare witches. The eclipse and its eerie grip on our kind? Probably the damn witches again.I let out a tired, almost bitter laugh. “What other mess were they involved in, huh?” I muttered under my breath, brushing a loose strand of hair away from my face.It was like history had been hiding them in plain sight, and only now were the pieces starting to fit together. But not quite, just

• Stuck Between Two Alphas   094

  EvelynDaniel laughed. Like a deep, belly-aching laugh that bounced off the trees and echoed into the clearing. It wasn’t the kind of laugh someone gave when they were amused, it was the laugh of someone teetering off the edge.“God,” he said, wiping imaginary tears from his eyes. “That’s the dumbest theory I’ve ever heard.” He took a step toward me, his expression shifting from gleeful to defensive. “So what if I feel a little sick? Huh? Big fucking deal. I’m a werewolf. The strongest damn one to ever walk this fucking planet. I’ll heal.”I just stood there, watching him.“Even werewolves get sick, Daniel,” I said softly, my arms folded against my chest. “You should know that.”He scoffed. “Bullshit.”“No,” I continued, voice steady, “I have cancer. And guess what? My body didn’t heal it. Not even a little.”His face twitched, the confidence cracking for a moment.“Whatever is happening to you, it’s not just fa