Chapter 12

Nick

As the new moon approached, a primal energy surged within me, stirring the dormant traits of an Alpha from deep within my soul. It had been far too long since I'd felt this sensation, the raw, untamed power coursing through my veins, demanding recognition and action.

Anticipation pulsed through me as I prepared to face the impending moon, my senses heightened and my instincts sharpened to a razor's edge. It was as though a switch had been flipped, awakening a fierce and primal aspect of my nature that had long lain dormant.

Amidst this surge of Alpha energy, my phone buzzed with a message from Jane. Irritation prickled at the back of my mind as I read her words, her message stirring up a familiar sense of frustration and annoyance within me.

Before I could fully process her message, my phone rang again, this time, it was Dmitri. "Nick, we have a problem," he said, his voice tense with urgency. "Isabel is furious. She's not going back to the city. She's staying in Brookside."

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