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Author: Denise
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Sophia

Jackson, one of the betas, entered my parents’ house holding an envelope, shaking it in the air. He said the mailman had come to leave letters in the mailbox, which was strange. It was seven in the evening and the timing didn’t add up.

Immediately, I furrowed my brow, feeling a glimpse of worry.

Dad took the envelope and quickly opened the letter, knowing it contained something bad. It had no sender, only a recipient, and the handwriting was printed and unrecognizable. Inside was a crumpled sheet of paper. It had words, yes, but also dried blood stains. Three, maybe four. The dark, rusty color soaked into the paper. The scent reached my nostrils. It was real blood, no doubt. We were sure of that.

Damn...

“Don’t look any further. The blood is James’s and the alpha’s. They will not return,” my father read aloud.

“NO! MY SON!” my mother screamed desperately, looking at the letter in horror.

I didn’t know how to process the news. Everything went dark for a moment. I was stunned by
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