*DAMON*I saw Sarah run to me and give me a hug. I was surprised and stood there stiffly for a moment, wondering what she was doing. Then, she seemed to realize what she was doing, and her hug started to loosen. Before she could let go completely, I pulled her closer and hugged her back tightly. I could feel her starting to lose her breath as I held her tightly.She struggled to speak, saying, “Alpha… Da… Damon,” her words muffled. I let go of her, and she started coughing. “You shouldn’t have tried something you couldn’t handle,” I told her, my focus on her dry pink lips. I felt a strong urge to moisturize them with mine, but Zac held me back.“Not now, man, not now,” he said in my mind. It took a lot to stop myself from kissing her.“I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking clearly,” she apologized, avoiding eye contact.“Obviously,” I remarked simply. I turned around and walked to my chair.“Meet up with Myles, he’ll give you something,” I said without facing her. I sat at my table, took out

Sarah’s POVI told the driver to turn the car around, but he wouldn’t listen. I thought he might not have heard me, so I said it again.“I said turn the car around.” Before I could finish, he grabbed my neck with one hand while steering with the other.I screamed and tried to push his hand away. He couldn’t focus on driving properly, and as I struggled, he lost control of the car.Then, I heard a loud crash as we drove into the wrong lane and hit the road markings.I was in the car, struggling to breathe because something was blocking the air. When I saw the driver bleeding from the head, I tried to escape. But he grabbed my hand tightly and pulled me back into the twisted car.“Where do you think you’re going?” he asked in a scary voice.I bit his hand in the struggle, but he didn’t let go. Why couldn’t they leave me alone?I was getting weaker, and the driver, who I thought was working for my dad, was stronger than me. When I couldn’t fight anymore, something hit our car.Another ca

SARAH’S POVI went back to the Shadow Runners pack and laid on my bed, feeling relieved to be back. The past few days had been chaotic, and there were many mysteries to figure out.I silently prayed for Alpha Damon, hoping he wouldn’t get in trouble at work because of what happened to me. Just then, there was a knock at the door. Before I could answer, Ella opened it.“You weren’t going to answer me?” she accused.“I was just about to—”“Stop making excuses!” she interrupted angrily. “I warned you last time not to cause any more trouble, but now you’ve done something even worse! How could you hurt Damon?!” She yelled, her eyes turning hazel, indicating her wolf form.At that moment, I felt scared because I was just a low-ranking omega, and I knew I couldn’t match her strength. What if she decided to harm or even kill me?My thoughts were interrupted when she grabbed my arm and pulled me close to her. I was terrified as she spoke harshly to me, accusing me of bringing bad luck to those

ALPHA DAMON’S POV "The guy in the basement room is dead." He announced. "What?" I was surprised and at the same time annoyed. I was with Sarah, trying to settle our differences when he came with this kind of news? "How did it happen?" Heavens knew how much I tried to hold back my anger.He couldn't find words to explain and I was moved to yell at him. "I need an answer! Myles. I clearly instructed you and Charles to keep an eye on that guy but you let this happen?" "I'm sorry." He apologized. I didn't want to hear it. What went wrong, really? Leaving Sarah in the room, I followed him out. I needed to see the scene for myself. On getting there, the basement room was empty and I turned to Myles. "Where's the body?" "Charles must have taken it out." "Bring Charles to return the body, now!" I roared and walked out on him. These people are messing with me. My most trusted men were the people I put in charge of this rogue so what went wrong?I smelled something fishy. Something w

*DAMON* Zayden is my cousin from my dad’s side. He mostly kept to himself while growing up because he wasn’t very social, but we got along well. His parents have been away from our family and the country for 20 years, so I’m the only one who knows where he is. I hadn’t seen him in a while because I’ve been busy with work and responsibilities. But this time, I made sure to visit him because I missed him. He’s the only person I trust completely. He hugged me tightly before letting go. "It's so good to see you." He said and I smiled. “I’m glad you’re doing well. Are you still enjoying life in the countryside?” I smiled as I sat down next to him. “This place is so peaceful. I wish it could stay like this forever.” “Me too,” I replied, knowing that any civilization coming here wouldn’t end well. Zayden wasn’t just anyone; he had extraordinary powers as a werewolf. “Do you need water?” he asked. “Yes, please.” He got up and went to the corner of the room, grabbing a glass jug and