We panicked. Alpha Alexander's nickname had a shocking effect. Horror moved to Alora; she unleashed her limbs, racing with the wind and running between the trees, softly and gracefully.
We sensed him behind us, but we didn't look back. We ran through the dark forest, hearing his voice pursuing us.
Our only purpose is to get away from his claws. There is no way to return to the pack camp, even if I rebel against what they are doing. Still, I wouldn't be his way to them , so I directed Alora to the lake through the link between us.
Meanwhile, I listened to the sound of her claws eating the grass underneath. Alora leaped into the middle of the pool. She knows her way well toward the ditch that nobody else but Alora and I know about, and I informed her about it.
After a long and arduous chase through the woods, Alora carried us to the other side. Alora shook the water off her fur and howled while glimpsing the threads of sunlight in the sky.
My body fell to the ground as I returned to my human form, and the ordeal we had just endured seemed to have debilitated me. Frantically, I looked around for something to cover myself. I spotted some men's clothes strewn carelessly on the ground near the pack camp.
I picked up the shirt, put it on quickly, and looked at myself with some satisfaction as the shirt covered my body up to just above my knees.
I hurried to my tent, but on my way, I met Lucia, who stopped me and said sarcastically, "Oh, Saint Sophia is returning to camp at dawn. Have you been on a romantic date?"
"Who am I talking to? Ugly Sophia? Who would look at your pimple-filled face and this plump body of yours?
She wondered, did not wait for a response, and continued her bullying, saying contemptuously, "You look like a pumpkin—without features, without curves, without femininity. I suggest you control your appetite and follow a specific diet. Maybe the goddess of the moon blesses you with a mate."
My tongue was tied, and I couldn't speak because of the ugliness of the insults I was subjected to. Though tears pricked my eyes, I answered, feigning strength, "I'm not that gluttonous. The pack's wise man told me that It's the effects of growth hormones."
"And once I've passed adolescence, my feminine features will be defined, and that curse will be lifted from my face. Even if you're as ugly as you claim, you don't have the right to call me those ugly names. I hate you. I hate you. And if you believe that the moon goddess cursed me, then what about you? I saw you in the forest yesterday, messing around with Edward. Does Nikolai know about this?!"
Lucia giggled and said, waving her hand in the air, "Tell him if you can. He won't believe you. He adores me and won't listen to whatever you say. He'll surely call you a jealous liar."
She said those words as she walked away, before I warned her of the danger to come.
I continued to the tent with a drained spirit, and I don't know why she treated me like that. To complete the misfortune, I found my father in the middle of the tent, in a state of great anger.
As soon as his eyes fell on me, he raised his hand to the highest level of his shoulder, and with all his strength, he fell with his broad palm on my cheeks. I felt hot blood coming from my nose and mouth.
He yelled at me angrily, "Where have you been all this time? Where did you go without permission?"
I covered my nose with my hand and said, in an agonized tone, "Dad, I was in the woods near the lake, fell asleep, and woke up to the sound of a pack of wolves. I heard their Alfa telling them to disperse and search for us. When they noticed me, I ran away, and I came to warn you."
A similar slap on the other side of my face, landing like a knockout, caused my body to fall to the ground.
My dad said with double anger, "Liar, you make excuses to get away with it."
I interrupted him, defending myself. "Believe me… Believe me… I swear that's what happened, and we have to run away from here; the danger is coming."
My father said angrily, "I believed Lucia when she said you were going to make up a lie. But it seems that your imagination is vast, not only in weaving lies but also in the fact that you thought I would believe them. If there had been an attack, the guards deployed on the border of the forest would have told me."
We heard a loud voice shouting from the outside, "Commander Wilson, we are under attack; support; it's the pack, Red Moon."
My dad quickly ran outside to check what had happened, and I followed him.
I saw Edward, panic evident on his face. "There's an attack."
My dad turned to me, his eyes sparking with intensity. “Damn it! You always bring ruin."
Then he faced Edward and declared, "We must evacuate the camp immediately."
Edward murmured nervously, "Sir, we won't be able to leave. I saw Lucia near the focus of the attack. She must have fallen into their hands now. We have to hurry to save her."
As if a thunderbolt from heaven had struck my father on the head, he exclaimed emotionally, "Yes, she told me she was going fishing. How could I forget something like that?!"
"Come on, Edward, let's gather the pack and go save her."
Then he turned around and said to me disdainfully, "And you, take the little ones to our hiding place inside the mountain."
I stood confused for a moment. He looked at me sharply and commanded, "Do what I said immediately."
I ran and gathered the little ones, and chaos swept the camp. Everyone is preparing to break through the forest; everyone is working in full swing; and their hearts are on one man. The mission to save Lucia is their only concern, on the orders of the pack leader.
I hurried to the mountain to guide the little ones to our safe hideout, and once I brought them to the cave, I climbed the mountain very quickly. My abilities seem to have doubled after my transformation.
I stood on top of the mountain, and my instincts urged me to join them. But despite my strength, I lack the self-confidence and courage to save my sister.
The war is still raging below. I watch them from afar, thanks to the great powers I now have. Some members of our pack have fallen, and I hear my father shouting through the bond that unites our pack, ordering everyone, "We must withdraw now. They are stronger and more numerous than us. We've lost enough already."
I heard a voice full of suffering, saying in a painful tone, "We have lost Lucia. I've lost her."
Nikolai said this while kneeling on his knees, howling with a sad heart.
AmandaA dust storm, like a sandy vortex, surrounded me and Sophia, and then there was no visibility as soon as Set's followers approached us. I closed my eyes as I held Sophia's hand, and I didn't know if I was keeping her by my side or drawing energy from her?!The strange thing is that the last thing she glimpsed on her face was not fear but a smile of satisfaction in her lips, as if she had lost her passion for life and death was no longer an obsession for her.I am certain that Sophia is a person whose eyes the joys of the world died, or perhaps she thinks that death is more tender to her than the injustice of the inhabitants of the earth, including my mother, who robbed her and her brother of their most basic rights, but I do not think that Sophia came to us to take revenge; from the beginning she does not know anything about the past era. Poor Sophia!! . My eyes turned in shock when the horrors of that storm subsided, and I found myself in a place completely strange to me, an
AmandaI learned two things in the last few minutes: that something bad would happen to Sofia. She will inevitably fall into the hands of my brother's enemies; they will take her, but I will not leave her.I will not let them catch her, whether me, Sophia, or anyone else. Even if we both get hurt, I wouldn't betray her like Mom and Hela.Yes, ever since I listened to her hateful agreement with Hela, I know that Sophia is in danger. From now on, I won't call her mom, but just Ritchie.Now the threads of their dirty scheme are clear after Sophia, with her good heart, decided to help my mom's maid.What was happening in front of me was an agreed-upon scenario, but I couldn't warn Sophia in front of them.After removing the guard blocking her path, Sophia rushed out of the palace to save a girl she had never seen before and with whom she was not closely related.I ran to the other exit of the servants, overlooking the back garden, and put a scarf over my head, which I picked up as soon as
AmandaA cry in a feminine tone made my body shake while I was sitting in my place. The screams echoed, and then the stillness prevailed, which foreshadowed the occurrence of something bad, and the owner of the voice began to speak. But I didn't understand what she was saying.I got out of bed and began to trace the source of the sound. I was insomniac and exhausted after spending two whole nights in my room not getting out of it. I blame myself for not telling my brother Alexander about the intrigues and secrets that were revealed to me.What should I do?! If Alexander's authority did not deter Ritchie and Hela from planning their crime against Sophia, the mate of Alpha, the strongest pack, and the one who controls most of the packs in the area, what about me, weak Amanda?!I know very well that planning to kill Sophia will take time and effort, but if my mother wanted to eliminate Lucia, it will be in the blink of an eye and no one will feel her absence. Only I will be burned by the
AmandaI took a few steps back and was shocked by what I heard, as my mom had a plan to get rid of Sophia, as if she were a demon who continued his evil and no one could deter him, but she was.Seconds later, their footsteps began to approach the door of the room behind which I was hiding. My feet inadvertently hit one of the tables, and that golden statue fell on top of it, making a noise that stopped my heartbeat.I forgot to tell you I'm Amanda. Alpha Alexander's sister, the outcast. He is the only one who kept me close to him, although everyone ignored me.I learned the hard way that my brother is the exception when it comes to our society.I know he loves me very much, so there's nothing I wouldn't do for him if necessary, but I wouldn't be able to save him from what he's going to experience, and I can't save any of us from the pain we're both going to experience.My mom burst into the room like a storm, gripping my locks of hair harshly and saying in a frightening tone, "You!! W
AmandaI froze while standing in place when I heard voices outside.I crept in with faint steps and approached the door of the small room attached to my mother's suite, holding in my hand the manuscript I was looking for and had seen before in my mother's hand a few days earlier.When I was young, I saw her once, and the lines of that drawing on the manuscript were engraved in my memory. I do not know why my mother was keen on anyone seeing it ?! And why did she take it out of hiding now? I feel like there's a secret behind it.And when I looked at those strange inscriptions, my suspicions about the tattoo were confirmed, and I didn't imagine when I told myself that this drawing was identical to the tattoo of this stranger that I saw in Sophia's room. I think he was called Nikolai.I approached the door to clearly hear what my mother was saying.My eyes widened from shock when I listened to that conspiracy planned by both the Queen Mother and Hela, and that's when mom said, "I'm wrong
Hela.I rubbed my palms together, trying to stop them from trembling, and I remembered the past and what happened at the King of the Seas party. I nervously walked around the garden, staring at the palace gate, waiting for Dragon, who came here with Alexander, and the Cursed Sophia, who destroyed all my plans.And behold, I failed to get rid of her after emptying the contents of the box that Silas, my maid, had given me, whom I brought here with me to be my spy and tell me everything that went on inside the walls of the Alpha Palace. And I put the poison in the cup that Ivan prepared for that scorpion without him noticing it.Yes... I got in his way by suddenly appearing in front of him out of nowhere the moment he went out into the garden of Shekar's palace and stumbled to distract him from what I had put in the cup while he was busy helping me balance.I drew a pot of air and exhaled slowly when I saw Dragon take a handkerchief from the hand of one of Omega's maids, who respectfully