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- Maive's POV -I froze when I felt a sudden hand grip my shoulder. My heart leapt, pounding violently against my ribs, and I spun around in fear.The woman who had touched me quickly withdrew her hand, startled by my reaction.I exhaled shakily, relief washing over me when I realized it wasn’t one of the men I had feared—it was a woman. Still, my body trembled, slow to recover from the jolt of terror.“You seemed to be new here,” she said, her eyes sweeping over me from head to toe as if memorizing every detail of my face.I nodded politely. “Yes. I’m… I’m still not familiar with this place.”Her beauty was undeniable. Wavy hair framed her delicate features, and in her hands she carried plastic bags filled with groceries. Despite her soft appearance, there was a sharpness in her gaze that made me feel as though she could see more than she was saying.“You should be careful,” she advised gently, her voice carrying weight. “There are drunkards who linger in this alley. You shouldn’t pas

I hid in a tree, my whole body trembling as if the wind itself was shaking me. I knew the werewolves were chasing after me. And in a race of speed, I would surely lose. No matter how fast my legs carried me earlier, theirs would always be stronger, faster, sharper. If they caught me, there was only one thing waiting... death.My hands were shaking as I looked around, desperate for anything, even the smallest chance to fight back. My eyes darted up to the thick branches above me. A crazy thought entered my mind, but I didn’t hesitate. Higher up would be safer. Maybe I could hide, maybe I could buy time.I climbed quickly, ignoring the scratches on my palms from the rough bark. My breath was harsh, my chest burning, but I forced myself upward. When I finally reached a branch strong enough to hold me, I crouched low, clutching a twig I had grabbed on the way.With my teeth clenched, I snapped the twig in half. I expected it to be impossible since its width was almost the size of my wrist

As time passed, my curiosity about werewolves grew stronger. After that horrible encounter in the forest, my thoughts never left them. I couldn’t stop wondering. Were they like my father? Did they know him? Was my mother one of them, or was she a normal person like me?Or… was I even normal?Every night, I lay awake with questions circling in my head. Questions no one wanted to answer. Questions that carved holes in me. All I could do was push them down, waiting for the day when the truth would finally come.“You’re spacing out again,” a familiar voice broke through my daze.I blinked, and when I turned, my eyes lit up. “Tobias!”I jumped to my feet before I could stop myself. Joy surged through me at the sight of him.Oh, how I missed him.Last year, he had left for the academy in the city. Dorm life, classes, a new world away from this suffocating little village. He came back only during vacations, and it felt like an eternity since I last saw him.He wasn’t the same boy I remembered

Tobias met me at the terminal with a smile that could have made any girl’s knees weak. His presence was the kind that drew eyes immediately. Broad shoulders, strong jaw, eyes that could pierce through anyone, he was the type of man other girls dreamed about. I had always heard rumors about him, how girls chased after him, how they whispered about his looks and his charm. I never doubted it. Tobias was handsome, painfully so, and it was obvious to anyone who looked at him.But that day, that smile of his was for me.He had not been able to go home that summer because of his classes, which was why he insisted on fetching me instead. I told him I could manage, but Tobias was stubborn, always had been. When he wanted something, he didn’t stop until he got it. So I had no choice but to let him come.The bus ride was long. My eyelids grew heavy, my body weak from the sleepless night before. Somewhere along the road, I drifted into slumber. When I woke up, the city had already unfolded outsi

“Undress her.”The words sliced through the air like a knife, sharp and merciless. My blood turned cold the second I heard it.A cruel grin stretched across the man’s face as his hungry eyes devoured me. My knees trembled, my body frozen in fear.“H-Help!” My voice cracked as I screamed with every ounce of strength I had left. My chest rose and fell in a storm of panic, my heartbeat so loud it echoed in my ears.But instead of help, laughter filled the air.Ugly, twisted laughter.Their faces looked like demons in the dim light, dark rings under their eyes, filthy smirks, and smiles that showed no humanity at all.“As you can see, no one’s going to hear you here, miss.” The man’s voice dripped with mockery.I knew he was right. This was an isolated part of the university. No students, no professors, no guards. Just me… and them.My lip quivered, but I bit down hard, forcing myself to breathe. No. I couldn’t just stand here and cry.The man closest to me tightened his grip on my arm. H