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Chapter 4

Author: Strawberry Jammy
Ronan chased after me, with Evelyn panting closely behind him.

I held the ship ticket that had suddenly appeared high in the air. Tears blurred my vision as I begged, "Ronan, please… let me go. If I don't leave now, I really will die here."

He looked at the real ticket in my hand, and for the first time, hesitation flickered in his eyes.

Maybe the desperate will to survive in my gaze pierced him. His grip on my shoulder loosened just a bit.

At that moment, his Alpha's imposing presence cracked, and beneath it, the shadow of the 18-year-old who once cared for me faintly showed.

"Fine," he said hoarsely. "If you really have to go—"

Sensing that he was wavering, Evelyn gasped and clutched her finger in panic. "Alpha Ronan, the spot where I was stabbed by the silver needle is hurting again! Luna Carly is so mentally unstable now that she's seeing things. If she comes back to hurt me again, what am I supposed to do?"

At her words, the slight softness in Ronan's eyes vanished instantly.

He no longer looked at me. He snatched the ticket, tore it to pieces, and threw it into the sea.

The fragments were soaked and swallowed by waves, leaving no trace that they ever existed.

"With me by your side, you won't die." His voice dropped low, cutting off any chance of argument.

The silver door to the dungeon slammed shut before me. The lock's sound was sharp and harsh.

I stared through the bars into his eyes and painfully forced each word from my throat. "Ronan, I'm going to die. I feel like I'm about to—"

Ronan cut me off. "When Evelyn recovers from the injury you caused by pushing her off the altar, I'll find the best healer for you."

With that, he turned and left. His footsteps echoed down the empty dungeon corridor and faded into the distance.

I stopped begging and no longer pounded on the door.

I knew that the 18-year-old Ronan was right.

I probably… really would die here.

The wolfsbane flared again. My heart twisted in sharp agony. The world around me blurred, and the edges of reality began to crumble.

I leaned against the cold wall and closed my eyes, waiting for death.

Before Ronan could get far, a deafening blast erupted behind him.

The thick silver gate trapping me was violently kicked from inside, bent and broken by brute force!

The dust settled slowly.

Through the dim light, the phantom of an 18-year-old werewolf in a white shirt emerged, carrying me out step by step.

Stunned, Ronan turned.

He came face-to-face with the nightmare that would haunt him for the rest of his life.
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