Chapter 21: The hard way

NYX'S POV

My heart pounds in my chest like a wild animal trying to escape a trap. Fear grips me like an icy hand, and I can't shake the feeling that I have just made a grave mistake.

The images of my mother being punished by my father flash before my eyes, and I shudder at the memory. The thought of the alpha inflicting that kind of pain on me is too much to bear.

As I stare at the ground, trying to suppress the memories that flood my mind, I can't help but think of the similarities between what I just did and what my mother had done so many years ago.

It was during one of my father's rages, when he was tearing through the house like a wild animal, that my mother had dared to stand up to him. I remember her standing tall, her eyes flashing with defiance, as she spoke out against his violent behavior. She had always been the kind of person who refused to back down in the face of injustice, no matter the consequences.

But my father had no patience for anyone who dared to challenge his a