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Chapter 28 – Echoes in the Night

Author: Florence Su
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Alpha Female Zela’s Point of View

The night stretched before me like an open canvas, painted in shades of deep blue and shimmering silver.

The lake mirrored the moon’s ethereal glow, each ripple carving hypnotic patterns in the stillness, an illusion of peace, mocking my inner turmoil. I had opted to stay behind while the Alpha and Chrissy attended the gaudy party at the packhouse. Parties were not for me at the moment, it would turn out to be a masquerade ball, where I’d be forced to don a mask of feigned joy while secretly scheming my escape.

Here I was, a captive in Woodcrest, wrenched from my home, and every soul in that party was complicit in my captivity. No one would dare challenge Alpha Jermain, not even to spare me from his cruel scheme.

As I stood on the shore, I tipped my chin toward the moon, my thoughts spiraled into a chaotic maelstrom.

I had to act fast. My abduction had to be exposed before I became another pawn in Jermain’s twisted plans. But reaching out to my father
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