LOGINRitaWe arrived at the hospital pretty soon, and Marvin was rolled onto a stretcher and wheeled toward the emergency ward. We were made to wait outside as a troupe of doctors and nurses rushed up and filled the hallway in urgency.Orders were barked and carried out immediately, and Renz stood right by my side, pulling everything within him not to follow after the nurses. I was standing there as well, equally fighting the urge to follow after them.I don’t know what this feeling is, but I want him to pull through. I want him to see for himself what it feels like to be in pain and yet have no way around it, no escape from it.And so painfully, I want him to see what it feels like to face pain and still fight through it just to survive. But Kate never got to survive. I can’t stop the tears that well in my eyes as her thoughts come flashing back, and then the thought of Marvin, the mate who never loved me.The mate who found pleasure in causing me pain and stripping away every last shred
Rita“Emily?”He asked.I’m stunned as he holds my chin, but then a flash of recognition hits me, just as quickly as it appears it melts away, replaced by confusion that I tried to pull away from.But he held me firm with just his finger, not strong enough to hurt, but his eyes held onto mine, something intense and unreadable that I couldn’t understand was there.My eyes dropped to his other arm and I didn’t turn, but he let go of Renz who dropped down onto his feet.“Who’s your mum?” he asked, but as I tried to push backwards, feeling a strange sense of dread curling into my body, he let go of my chin. His eyes blazed in confusion when a voice blared from behind.An average-looking man, almost the same age as him, appeared. His face contorted into a deep frown as he spoke, “Alpha, what are you doing?”The alpha’s face shifted as he didn’t turn immediately, something conflicting visible on his expression. His eyes followed mine, dropping low where Renz had managed to try to lift Marvi
RenzWhen I had entered that battlefield with Rita, I knew one thing, that my instincts weren’t wrong. My findings couldn’t have been wrong.There was no possible way we could gain the upper hand in such a fierce, merciless battle against brutal dark forces without her, without her presence, without whatever power she carried within her. I had already confirmed my suspicions the previous day when I went to her room. But everything inside me cracked, my thoughts splintering into chaos, the moment I saw Marvin in the state I found him.He wasn’t just my friend. He was my Alpha. And even though he was stubborn, damn stubborn, and never gave attention to important matters other than those his thoughts were already fixed on, he was still like a brother to me. And I was his Beta… the one who had stood beside him through everything, even when it wasn’t easy, even when it burned.It pained my chest and made me rush to him, while also shielding Rita from the warriors, but I myself knew that wa
RitaFrom the distance I stood, far away from her reach, her lips muttered subtly as her eyes closed shut. I could pick every bit of whatever she was muttering, which was so strange to me, judging by my distance from her.It felt like an ancient language I strangely recognized as:“Let the spirit of the ancient grant me access through my offerings.”Then suddenly, something enveloped me, something strange I couldn't understand either, but it was there, oddly familiar, like the silent whispers at that well. Only now, I didn't feel so unconscious like I could have felt if it were that other time.Feeling unconscious at an hour like this would have been an automatic death sentence.The air itself felt heavier, thick with a looming danger that pressed down on everything. And then the power hit. It surged through me violently, like a current tearing through my veins, and the whispers grew louder, louder until they roared inside my head. My wolf stirred sharply, rising with a dangerous int
Rita Renz’s grip around my arm tightened as he finally led me out of the room, his urgency leaving no room for hesitation. Yet unease clung stubbornly to me, coiling tighter with every step. I was still unsettled about whatever it was, he had tried to propose earlier. My thoughts refused to settle, as dread seeped deeper into my bones. Outside was worse. The moment we stepped out, the loud howls and screams erupted from every corner, making every breath unsettling as the air outside felt tense and suffocating, carrying a different level of dread I didn’t even quite know existed. And worse, he and my wolf believed there was something I could do, especially if I followed through with whatever he had intended to say to me. But how? How was I supposed to fix something I didn’t even understand? I wasn’t even certain I could offer anything useful, let alone solutions to something this… catastrophic. But, honestly, after that loud howl I suspected was Marvin’s that rippled through the
MarvinThe moment I sensed the overwhelming numbers, and then the distant, echoing howl of another, far stronger wolf closing in around us, I knew something was terribly wrong.This wasn’t the small-scale attack we had assumed. Not even close. It was far more intense than we had anticipated. We were already outnumbered before we could even process it, and these warriors… they were trained, hardened, and dangerously equipped, nothing like what we had imagined facing.I would be lying if I said fear didn’t grip me at that moment. It swallowed me whole, tightening around my chest as flashes of the past flickered relentlessly before my eyes. Over and over again. And worse, Kendrick refused to surface. He remained locked away, silent, even in the face of such danger.Around me, my warriors scattered in shifting formations; some circling, some holding a single line, each fighting with everything they had against the intruders. But one painful truth burned deep within me: even with all their
MarvinI turned toward my room far faster than I intended, my steps uneven with the weight pressing down on my chest, as I crashed onto my usual spot by the window. My arms settled heavily against the frame, one draped over it while the other dipped into my pant pockets, gripping nothing but tensio
MarvinI wasn’t supposed to hesitate, at least not with her. Not after everything.Yet the moment I looked into her eyes, something twisted inside me, something sharp, unfamiliar… dangerous. It flickered there, buried deep within her gaze. Fragile. Real.And I hated it, and I knew it wasn't real.I
“I was thinking,” she began slowly, studying my expression as I blinked at her, “how about you escape already.”A sharp gasp tore from my throat, but she instantly clamped her hand over my lips, silencing me. Her head snapped toward the door as if expecting someone to burst through it at any moment
RitaI couldn't even move my body even though I had wanted to. I was so weak and fragile that I felt like my body was even non-existent. It felt like my soul was being ripped away from me right before my eyes. It wasn't anything I could bear. It wasn't anything I could have wished for myself.But a







