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The Ones Left in the Dark

Becca’s lungs burned as she pressed herself deeper into the narrow space behind the collapsed shelves.Dust clung to her hair and skin, mixing with sweat and blood she didn’t know was hers or someone else’s. The air was thick with smoke, fear, and sickness all feeling choking and heavy. Around her, the orphans whom she was taking care of before the attack huddled together in terrified silence, their small bodies shaking, some too weak even to cry.Mira crouched beside her, one arm protectively curved around a little girl whose skin was far too pale, her breathing shook faintly in her chest.“Quiet,” Mira whispered again, though no one had made a sound.The hideout shook.A distant explosion sent loose stones tumbling from the ceiling. One hit the ground close enough that Becca flinched, instinctively wrapping an arm around her stomach.A fresh wave of fear rolled through her as she thought about her baby.“How did they find us?” Becca whispered, her voice barely more than breath.Mi

When Alphas Speak

Max ripped his claws free from a soldier’s chest and pushed the body aside with a snarl.The wolf collapsed to the floor, blood already pooling beneath him, dark and steaming in the torchlight. Around him, the resistance hideout had become a battlefield carved straight from hell.Screams echoed through the tunnels, some sharp and defiant, others cut off too quickly.Max turned, searching instinctively then he noticed Eugene had stopped moving.“Eugene!” Max shouted, spinning sharply, his heart slamming into his ribs.Eugene stood frozen in the middle of the chaos, his shoulders squared, his posture rigid. His fists were clenched so tightly his knuckles had gone white, veins standing out starkly against his skin. His breathing was slow, too slow, controlled to the point of danger.His eyes were locked on something across the blood-soaked ground. Max followed his gaze and felt his blood run cold when he saw Desmond.Blackwood soldiers surrounded him in a tight formation, their eyes sh

Taken Into the Lion’s Den

Becca stumbled as rough hands dragged her forward.Her wrists were bound tightly behind her back, iron cuffs biting into her skin with every step. Each tug from the soldiers made the restraints dig deeper, a constant reminder that she was no longer in control.Mira was beside her, pushed forward just as brutally, her shoulder slamming into Becca’s as they were forced through the forest clearing where torches were like watchful stars.Becca’s heart hammered painfully in her chest, not just from fear, but from the desperate ache twisting low in her belly.Her thoughts screamed Eugene’s name over and over, each heartbeat filled with dread.Where was he? Was he alive?“Slow down!” Mira snapped as one of the soliders pushed her forward again, nearly pulling her off her feet. “Are you blind or just stupid?”The soldier answered by pushing her harder.Becca hissed as Mira collided with her again. She twisted her head, trying to see behind them, trying to catch even a glimpse of Eugene or Max

The Standstill

The night held its breath.Torches burned along the stone walls of the hideout, their flames flickering violently as if even fire could sense the fury brewing between the Alphas standing face to face. The cold air was thick with tension, so thick it felt like it could be cut with a blade.Eugene stood rigid, his shoulders squared, fists clenched at his sides.Desmond’s eyes were dark bottomless pits of hatred and madness, glittering with something far more dangerous than anger. They locked onto Eugene with lethal intensity, as if he were staring at the very wolf who had ruined his life.Behind Eugene, Max shifted his weight, his jaw tight, hands already flexing for a fight he knew was coming. He couldn't stop thinking of Becca and Mira.“We need to leave. We're wasting time” Max muttered under his breath, his voice shaking with barely restrained anger.“I know,” Eugene replied quietly, never taking his eyes off Desmond.Desmond smiled and it was slow, mocking his half brother.“Well,

Chains That Refuse to Break

The sound of the carriage leaving hit Mira heavily, each turn of the wheels pounding deeper into her chest.“No” Mira whispered.Her fingers trembled violently at her sides, nails biting into her palms as if pain might anchor her to reality.She had to do something to help her friend.Becca had helped her too much to just let her be taken by Brian as if she was a sacrificial lamb.Becca was alone, terrified, pregnant and Becca was taken straight into Blackwood Mansion which was equivalent to being taken to hell.Mira’s heart slammed so hard it felt like it might shatter her ribs from the inside.“I can’t let this happen,” she breathed, her voice barely audible even to herself.Her legs shook and her mind screamed reasons for her not to act but her heart had already decided.Before thought could stop her, Mira lifted her skirts and ran.“Mira!” Brian shouted behind her but she didn’t look back.She couldn’t.The carriage was already gaining distance, the guards urging the horses faster

Ashes Beneath the Moon

Seraphina stood at the tall arched window of Blackwood Mansion, her fingers resting lightly against the cold glass.Far in the distance, beyond the dark forest line and hills, a cloud of smoke curled into the sky.It twisted upward, reaching for the moon and Seraphina’s lips curved slowly.She didn’t need to see more, she could hear it, even from this far away.Her heightened Luna hearing cut through the miles with terrifying clarity as she heard the resistance hideout under attack.Seraphina’s breath shuddered, not with fear, but with something dangerously close to pleasure.Her hand drifted down instinctively, pressing against her stomach which was now empty."Good," she thought.Let them choke on fear the way she had when her world tipped violently backward on stone steps.Her breath left her slowly as she leaned closer to the glass, her forehead almost touching it. Her eyes closed for a bit as she took in the distant chaos like it was some kind of wine."They deserved this, every

Brian’s Decision

Pain came back in fragments. First, it was sound of ringing, distant and warped, then the smell of smoke and broken wood followed by the ache.Becca groaned softly. Her eyelids fluttered, heavily before finally opening.The night sky swam above her, broken by flickering orange light which meant fire from the lantern were spreading.The sharp, panicked sounds of horses cut through the haze, followed by shouting from guards yelling orders, someone swearing loudly and another voice crying out in pain.Her head throbbed. She tried to sit up and immediately hissed, clutching her side.“Oh, Moon Goddess—”“Becca!”Arms wrapped around her before she could fall back and Mira didn’t let go.Becca sucked in a breath as Mira pulled her fully upright, her hands framing her face, eyes wide and frantic as they searched Becca’s body for injuries.“Don’t move. Are you hurt? Can you see me? Say something, please,” Mira rushed, words tumbling over one another.Becca blinked again, focusing. “Mira,” sh

Ashes in the Woods

Eugene snapped, not the slow, simmering fury that had been burning in his chest since Desmond’s laughter echoed across the resistance hideout, but a violent, instinctive break, the kind that came from a wolf pushed beyond restraint.The soldiers holding him barely had time to react.One moment, their hands digging into his arms and shoulders, their boots braced against the floor. The next, Eugene’s aura exploded in a blinding surge of Alpha dominance. “Get off me.”The first soldier flew back before he even understood what had happened. Eugene twisted sharply, using the man’s own grip against him, slamming an elbow into his throat with enough force to send him falling to the ground.Another soldier lunged, his claws flashing but Eugene caught his wrist mid-swing and crushed it.The scream barely left the man’s mouth before Eugene slammed his head into the wall, knocking him unconscious.Max was already moving.He ducked under an incoming punch, slammed his forearm into a soldier’s t

The Choice That Breaks the Alpha

“Alpha Eugene… please.”Robin’s voice broke apart as the word left his mouth, swallowed almost immediately by another scream ripping through the resistance hideout behind him.“They’re killing us,” Robin went on, his chest heaving as he stumbled closer. His eyes were wild, glassy with panic and exhaustion. “The soldiers that stayed behind don’t care that Desmond left. They’re laughing, Eugene. They’re enjoying this.”Another explosion shook the ground beneath their feet.“Families are trapped. There are wolves pinned under rubble, Alpha Eugene children are dying” His voice cracked completely.The words struck Eugene like a blade driven straight into his chest.His wolf snarled violently inside him, slamming against his seen, demanding blood, demanding destruction. Eugene’s claws slid free without him even realizing it as his fists clenched tight.Max stood beside him, silent but rigid, his body coiled tight with barely restrained violence. His jaw was locked so hard the muscles twitc

Where it all started

The first thing Becca became aware of was pain.Not sharp like something dull and pulsing, sitting heavy behind her eyes, spreading down her spine. Her head throbbed viciously, each heartbeat a reminder that she had been struck and dragged like cargo.Loud raised voices reached her through the fog.“You overstepped,” one voice said. He had a c and dangerous tone.Another voice answered, calm but edged with defiance. “I did what was necessary.”Becca’s lashes fluttered and she felt something beneath her cheek. It all became familiar in the worst way and her stomach clenched.It was no other place but Blackwood Mansion.Her memory slammed back all at once as she remembered the crash of the carriage, Mira’s arms around her, Brian’s expressionless face as his fist came down, then the world going dark.Her fingers twitched."I’m alive."The realization came with both relief and dread while beside her, someone shifted.“Becca” Mira whispered hoarsely.Becca forced her eyes open and light

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