MasukEmma's POVThe sterile, crisp scent of antiseptic was the first thing that drifted into my consciousness, replacing the suffocating smell of smoke and burning metal. Slowly, painfully, I forced my heavy eyelids open. The harsh glare of fluorescent lights made my vision blur, but as the room came into focus, the first thing I saw was a pair of dark, familiar eyes watching me with raw intensity.Draven was sitting in a chair right beside my hospital bed. He looked exhausted, with dark circles bruising the skin under his eyes and faint, healing scars tracing his jawline. The moment he realized I was awake, a look of profound, overwhelming relief washed over his face."Emma," he breathed, his voice rough and cracked with emotion. He instantly grabbed my hand, squeezing it gently."D-Draven..." I croaked, my throat feeling like sandpaper. "What... what happened? Where...""Shh, don't force yourself," he murmured softly, brushing a stray lock of hair away from my forehead. His touch was gen
Emma's POVThe silver surface of a shattered metal container lay on the floor right in front of me, reflecting the roaring flames. I looked down, and my breath caught in my newly formed throat. Staring back at me weren't my human eyes. They were a brilliant, glowing silver. Thick, snow-white fur coated my powerful new form, radiating an ethereal, ancient light that seemed to push the dark smoke away actively.The white wolf.The same magnificent creature that had haunted my dreams for years, the one I thought was just a figment of my imagination or a guardian spirit, was looking right back at me. It wasn't a stranger. It wasn't a dream. It was me. I had a wolf. I had always had a wolf.Xavier stumbled backward, his ash-gray wolf form tensing as his paws scrambled against the debris. A low, disbelieving whine escaped his throat before his bones cracked, and he hastily shifted back into his human form. He stood there naked amidst the fire, his eyes wide, staring at me as if he were l
Emma's POVThe deafening roar of a gunshot sliced through the air, but before the bullet could even leave the chamber, the world erupted into a blur of raw, primal fury.Draven didn’t just break his chains but rather shattered them. The sheer volume of his alpha power exploded outward as his body expanded, skin tearing away to reveal coarse, midnight-black fur. In a fraction of a second, a massive, terrifying wolf burst from the constraints of the metal chair, the steel links snapping like brittle twigs. With a ferocious snarl that shook the dust from the rafters, Draven launched himself across the space, tackling Xavier to the ground just as the gun went off, forcing the bullet to stray wildly into the ceiling.Xavier didn’t hesitate either. As he hit the concrete, his own bones cracked and shifted, his body morphing into a large, ash-gray wolf. He snarled, snapping his jaws shut around Draven’s shoulder, and the two apex predators crashed into a stack of metal containers, initiating
Emma's POVXavier's smile only widened, completely unbothered by my horror. "Surprise."Something deep inside me snapped at the sheer casualness of his betrayal. All the fear and helplessness I had felt over the last hour morphed into a boiling, uncontrollable rage. "You psychopath!" I screamed, my voice echoing off the high walls. The entire warehouse went dead silent. "I thought you were my friend! I trusted you!"Xavier actually looked offended by my outburst, his eyebrows knitting together in a hurt expression. "Psychopath?" he repeated, taking a step toward me. "Emma, everything I have done, I did it for you.""For me?" I laughed hysterically, the sound bordering on unhinged as tears pricked the corners of my eyes. "You kidnapped children, Xavier! You took my babies!""I kidnapped obstacles," he corrected smoothly. The cold, logical way he dismissed my children's lives made my stomach turn violently.Across the room, Draven visibly strained against his heavy chains, the metal lin
Emma's POVBefore anyone could respond to Draven's final, devastating words through the link, another voice suddenly cut through the psychic connection, shattering the fragile silence."Alpha, I must say, I am touched."The entire forest seemed to go still around me, the rustling of the leaves dying down into an eerie, suffocating quiet. This voice was entirely different from before; it was no longer distorted by anger or filtered through a distance. It was confident, deeply amused, and terrifyingly close."You care so much about your family that you are willing to die for them," the man chuckled, the sound vibrating directly against the walls of my skull. "Unfortunately for you, I care about Emma just as much. And I will prove to her I am not a coward.”I heard the phone being hung up. I could not believe that Draven had succeeded in luring the man here. I hid behind the tree, slipping into the long wait of his arrival.Fifteen minutes later…Three black cars pulled up in front of th
Emma's POVBranches scratched against my arms as I ran deeper into the forest, trying my best to follow the direction Trace and the Alpha had disappeared into earlier. My breathing had already become uneven from running for so long, but every time I thought about stopping, the image of Draven leaving with that tense expression on his face forced me to keep moving again.Even though he tried his best to stay calm, I could tell something was wrong.I pushed another branch away and slowed down eventually, realizing the forest around me had gone strangely quiet. That was when I saw it, a massive factory hidden between the trees. I immediately stopped moving and slowed down on my feet. Is this the old factory that Ashel mentioned?The place looked abandoned from afar, with rusted metal walls, broken windows, and old gates covered in dirt, but the armed guards patrolling around outside made it obvious that the building was very much active.My heartbeat quickened instantly. What the hell wa
Draven's POVEmma transformed back and collapsed in my lap. She was panting and weak, making me wrap my arms around her protectively.Since she was literally in my hands, I could no longer avoid her scent. It was intoxicating me and making my senses go blur.Even though I am a human, a part of me is an
Draven's POVI did not explain further or wait for him to say anything, I just hung up and stepped on the gas pedal. I was driving across the highway, jumped every single traffic light and even edged a few accidents but made it to the pack house in just the right minutes.I did not even bother to park
Draven's POVAt first, I could not believe my eyes that it was her. I had a million But when I saw her lying on the road, I lost control over myself and ran towards her.Her eyes were closed and she was lying there unmoving. There was blood oozing out of a wound on her forehead and ankle and various c
Emma's POV“Mhmmm… Where am I…” Was the first thought that flashed inside my head as soon as I regained my senses. My vision was blurry just like my thought process and I had no idea what was going on. I looked around to find myself in something which seemed to be moving and then I slowly made out th







