TERESA"Do you still see me as a monster?" Bennet asked before I even looked up from my hands.I froze at his words and my fingers were still trembling. The wound on my side was gone, the skin was sealed, but the memory of his claws tearing through me refused to leave. My chest tightened and I lifted my eyes to him.He stood by the window, half in the shadows with his jaw clenched. I wondered what was going through his mind. "Do you think I enjoy losing control like that?" he pressed further and he sounded so sharp and low as if each word was pulled out from somewhere deep."You almost killed me!” I blurted out. "I know." His hands curled into fists. "And I hate it."The silence that followed cut into me more than his claws ever did. I hated that my heart still stuttered when I looked at him. I hated that fear and something else clashed inside me every time his gaze lingered too long.Keller’s voice broke the tension and he stepped in. "Enough with the guilt trip. We leave tomor
TERESA"What are you doing here?" I was asked and the sharp voice hit me like a slap before I even saw them. I froze, my fingers brushing over the edge of the stone bench in the garden.The peace I was looking for was already slipping away. I turned, and three maids stood there, eyes scanning me like I was some dirt kept on a clean floor."This part of the pack house isn’t for strays," the tallest one said, crossing her arms and I frowned. I still couldn't understand what she meant by that but still I maintained my cool. “I’m not a stray." My voice came out calmer than I felt, but my heart was already picking up speed.They exchanged smirks and shook their heads. The second one stepped forward, with her chin lifted. "Then what are you? A pet? A… side project?" She asked and the third one laughed under her breath. “Maybe she’s just here to sniff around. You know how the outsiders get when they smell power,” the third commented and I rolled my eyes. "You have no idea what you are
BENNETT"So this is her fault now? That’s what you are going with?"I didn’t mean to snap but the words came out before I could stop them. How could he blame Theresa for what happened? How was this in any way her fault?I stood straight with my fists tight at my sides and my eyes locked on my father like I was not the one who was supposed to be silent and respectful in this room.Alpha Brock raised one brow. He smirked and gave a cold smile. “You brought her here, and since then, everything has gone wrong,” he continued and I couldn't still believe my ears. Why was he bent on doing this? What was Theresa’s crime? She did nothing! He was just trying to blame her for everything and it was not making sense to me. "She didn’t curse Lynch,” I pointed out but it fell on deaf ears. "She is a distraction!" He thundered and Keller scoffed loudly. I knew he was going to attack old Brock after doing that and I waited patiently for what he had to say. "You mean she is the one person actual
TERESA"You are saying he’s alive but stuck in a pocket dimension inside the pack house?" Keller asked. He kept on staring at me like I was growing a second head.“Yes,” I said. “I saw him and I spoke to him. I even touched him. I swear, I'm not mad.”“Teresa,” he started with his voice low, “do you know how insane that sounds?”“I don’t care how it sounds. It’s real. I met with him! Why can't you believe me?”He paced across the room, fingers tugging through his hair, jaw clenched tight.I could feel the panic crawling under his skin. He was not doubting me anymore. He was just overwhelmed with what he heard. “I need Bennett,” I muttered.“I’m not sure you need more men to argue with you,” Keller said, half-joking and half-serious.“I don’t need arguments. I need help and We don’t have time.”Keller turned sharply and bit his lower lip. “You think I don’t know that?”“Then act like it.”He stared at me for a second longer, then stormed out the door. I exhaled, rubbing my hands ove
TERESA"Teresa? Is that really you?" I heard a voice ask. That voice didn’t belong in this world and yet, I knew it.I could recognise it like my own heartbeat.My feet stopped moving the moment I heard him and my breath froze in my throat. My surroundings shimmered like fog being peeled away and suddenly, I was not standing in my room anymore. I was somewhere else.The sky was… split and the air felt heavy and thick, like I was underwater but still breathing.I turned slowly and there he was.Lynch!He was standing a few feet away. His dark hair was tousled and his chest was bare. His expression was somewhere between stunned and hopeful.“What… what is this?” I asked, blinking really hard. “I don’t know,” he whispered. “But you came. You came…’,My lips parted and I hardly could say a word. “Lynch…”He stepped forward, but stopped halfway, like he was not sure if touching me would break the illusion. “I didn’t think the bond would actually reach you. I have been calling for days
TERESA "How am I supposed to rule anything without a damn wolf?" That particular voice jolted me out of sleep. I didn’t open my eyes right away. My body was still aching like it had been dragged across hot gravel. Every muscle in my body felt so tender and my head pounded heavily. My mouth was dry again but it was not just the physical pain that weighed me down. It was the sound of Keller’s voice. He didn’t know I was awake just yet. His voice was low like he was almost whispering to himself. “My wolf is gone,” he muttered. “ It's gone! It just vanished like he was never there. Now, I can’t shift. I can’t even feel him like he is still there. There’s nothing. Absolutely nothing!” He exhaled like the weight on his chest was too much for his lungs to hold. The chair creaked as he leaned forward. He was still shaken by the loss of his wolf. I could hear him wailing and licking up his wound. “What kind of Alpha loses his wolf?” he asked the air. “What kind of leader wakes