Chapter 3

No… this isn’t how any of this was supposed to end.

I’m burning for justice, but there’s no one left standing with me. It’s just me now my own strength, and at the same time, my own worst weakness. There has to be a way to bring him down. There has to.

Zephyros… you absolute scumbag.

*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!*

My knuckles were practically screaming against the wood, but I wasn’t stupid enough to actually break his door down and bring his delta wolves running. I felt so powerless in that moment, more ashamed than I’d ever been in my life.

What the hell was taking the cheater so long to open his damn door?

He lived in this standalone house, nothing like how an alpha should surrounded by his pack in a proper pack house. I finally heard footsteps approaching, and I gripped my phone tighter, heart hammering.

“Why the hell are you here so late, baby girl?”

The casual way he said it made my stomach twist. Deep down he knew exactly what he’d done cheated on me, humiliated me yet he still sounded so composed, like none of it touched him. Did he have no remorse at all?

Fine. I’d drag those emotions out of him. Maybe he’d drop to his knees and beg for forgiveness once I threatened to expose his infidelity to the entire pack.

“What the fuck is this…?” 

Shoving the phone into his hand probably wasn’t the smartest move, but I realized that too late.

“Oh wow. That day…”

My jaw literally fell open.

Rage took over and I shoved hard against his chest. “What the fuck do you mean, Zephyros?! You cheated on me! What the hell is wrong with youI”

My words got cut off as he suddenly forced himself on me, kissing me without any permission. This wasn’t the sweet, understanding Zephyros I thought I knew. He’d turned into a complete monster.

“One thing…” He held my shoulders in a grip that made my weak struggles feel pointless, his alpha pheromones flooding my senses even though I didn’t have a proper wolf to respond.

 “One thing I’d like to tell you, is that you’re completely powerless right now, baby girl. You didn’t leave your pack they accepted your departure with open arms, did you know that?”

“…How dare you…”

“I dare a lot of things, princess. But first and foremost”

I took the split-second chance to shove him off and snatch my phone back.

“That’s all I need to show my pack what a fucking cheater you are, Zephyros. I will do everything in my power to bring this alliance crashing down ”

“Oh boy… you really went there.” He cut me off again, then suddenly ripped the phone from my fingers and hurled it across the room with brutal force. It smashed into the concrete wall and shattered into pieces, the loud crack echoing through the house. The dent he left behind left me stunned.

“There goes your evidence~”

Right then, I broke. I started sobbing like a little kid on the floor, completely destroyed. All my proof was gone, smashed into the wall, and I had no one left on my side. Papa would’ve listened… he would’ve ended the engagement immediately. Mama would’ve held me and told me everything would be okay.

But they were both gone now, buried six feet under after that overnight funeral.

I heard Zephyros suck his teeth as he crouched down in front of me. I was a mess disheveled and broken on what should’ve been my birthday.

My body jerked away when he leaned in and sniffed along my neck. The disgust hit me hard… and so did the fear.

“Your scent… it drives me crazy, Nyra. If you’d just let me sleep with you, none of this would’ve gone downhill. Though honestly, I still would’ve made my arrangements to take over your wealthy pack.”

My blood boiled at those last words. Not my pack. Not the people I loved and grew up with. Even if some of the elders and higher-ups didn’t care for me, the pups and omegas still did.

“Oh… I know that look, sweetheart.” I’d stopped crying. Now I was just glaring at him with pure hatred.

“So here, right now, I propose a deal.” His hand rose toward my breast and fresh anger drowned out the disgust. “Devote your body to me, and I’ll let you stay in the pack.”

That was it. My hatred spilled over and I couldn’t hold back I spat right on his disgusting hand as it tried to claim what wasn’t his.

He yanked it back instantly and slapped me hard across the cheek.

“You bloody bitch! Shit!”

I wasn’t sure why he sounded so furious, but the slap split my lip open. Blood trickled down the center as everything after that became a hazy blur.

The next morning, I dragged myself back to the pack for my parents’ funeral. They were letting me see them one last time before sending me away for good. I’d be a rogue now.

Zephyros’s words from the night before kept echoing in my head as I sat alone by the garden tree.

‘If you dare breach my words, mind you, Nyra… I’ll set your pack on fire and enjoy every single scream and moan of agony from your dying pack members. Remember that.’

If I told the alpha of our pack right now, Zephyros wouldn’t be able to touch us anymore… right?

God, I was so wrong.

His shadow fell over me, and I looked up to see Dravok standing there.

“…You’ve finally been elected as interim alpha now.”

“I have duties as beta of this prestigious pack, sweetheart. I’m sorry for your loss, and for how things went last night. You still wish to leave the pack, Nyra”

“I want to break off my engagement with Zephyros.” I cut him off without caring that the elders following behind him could hear every word.

Just then, I heard Zephyros chuckling somewhere in the distance.

Perfect. Just great.

“She wouldn’t do that, Dravok. The poor girl is distraught. I’ll take care of her. And please, overlook her childish decision to leave the pack. We both know it was made in haste, right, Nyra?” My lip trembled with rage at his smooth lies.

Suddenly… a new presence filled the garden.

While the elders were still murmuring about how immature my decision was, everything shifted. Even without a wolf, I could feel it the heavy silence that dropped over everyone.

He walked across the grass like he owned the entire place, moving with this effortless elegance. I didn’t realize at first that he was heading straight for me. He stopped midway and just… stared.

Isn’t he that guy from somewhere…?

Who is he…?

And why does his presence feel so strong that even Zephyros bowed the moment he appeared?