All Chapters of BETRAYED, REBORN, RETURNED: THE RISE OF THE FEMALE ALPHA : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The island smelled of salt and wet mud. Valkira stood at the edge of the muddy training ground, her heavy leather boots sinking into the dark dirt. Morning fog crept over the sharp mountain peaks behind her, but she didn't move a muscle. Before her, the packs were training. Sixty fierce shape shifters fought in aggressive pairs across the dirt. These were rogues, notorious killers from different species across the mainland. A year ago, they were nothing but violent mess. Valkira had beaten them into shape. Now, they move together like one disciplined machine. Valkira watched a young wolf named Dren take a hard hit to his ribs. He stumbled backward into the mud, coughing up dark blood. Dren slowly wiped his mouth, got back on his feet, bared his fangs, and attacked again. "That's enough," Rog growled from the sideline. The huge bear shifter’s arms were still half-shifted into thick fur and claws. "The boy is done for the day." "He is not done," Chris, her Beta, shot back, his v

“What did you inject her with?” Valkira demanded, her voice low and dangerous.The lead doctor stepped back, his hands shaking. “Who are you?”“Answer me. Now.”The head nurse trembled. “A paralytic toxin. She was too strong for our normal anesthesia.”Valkira moved in a flash. She grabbed the nurse by her lab coat and pulled her close.“Is the dose deadly?”“No,” the nurse whimpered. “The effects will wear off completely in about half an hour. But—”Valkira shoved her aside. The nurse crashed into the wall.Valkira turned back to the table and pulled a small brown bottle from her leather vest. She opened it, filled a dropper with the purple liquid, and gently forced Yana’s mouth open.Three drops fell onto her daughter’s tongue.The change was almost instant.Yana’s chest rose sharply. Her silver eyes came back into focus, and a soft sound escaped her throat.Behind them, the medical staff realized they were trapped. Several nurses and the remaining doctor grabbed heavy metal tools a

Everyone including the rogues froze, turning to look at who had spoken.Valkira stood at the edge of the crowd, but her eyes were drawn to her mother kneeling on the ground, blood dripping from her forehead, and her daughter, Yana beside Helen, crying.Something inside her cracked.She walked forward, Chris following behind her. The crowd scrambled out of their way like they were afraid of getting burned. She moved fast, her boots kicking up mud as she made her way to her mother.Helen stared at her, mouth hanging open. She blinked a few times like she was trying to wake up from a dream. Her hands were shaking. Valkira stopped in front of her mother. She looked at Helen's thin gray hair. She looked at the torn dress. She looked at the bruise on her forehead that was still bleeding. The blood was fresh and red against her pale skin.Her heart twisted in her chest. She could barely breathe.She dropped to one knee in the mud and put her fist over her heart. It was the formal salute a w

The next morning, Chris drove Valkira and her family through the busy city streets.Yana sat in the back of the van, coughing into her hands. Her face looked pale, and she had dark circles under her eyes.“What's wrong Yana? you don't look okay,” Valkira said worriedly.Yana shook her head and forced a weak smile. "Just a little cold, Mom. I'm fine."Helen opened her mouth, but Yana shot her a warning look. Helen sighed and stayed quiet. Valkira's jaw tightened. Her daughter was hiding something, but she let it go. For now.They stopped at a massive Luxury villa with towering iron gates. The marble pillars were thick, with gold trim on every window. The sign read: Mansion No. 1.Valkira's chest burned. This was her house. It belonged to her and Lucas. The place where she had once dreamed of a happy life. Instead, Lucas had drugged her, led his pack to slaughter her people, and thrown her into the ocean. He had stolen everything.Helen and Yana stood behind her. In their worn clothes,

Johnson slowly opened his eyes, expecting pain. Instead, he watched Valkira's large black form shrink before him. Her bones cracked and shifted until she returned to her human form. She stood over him, her expression unreadable."Chris," she said. "Tie him up."Chris quickly sheathed his blade, pulled out a thick rope from the bag, and tied Johnson's arms, legs, and chest.Johnson spat blood onto the floorboards, his eyes full of hate. "My father will kill you for this. Gamma Joseph will never let you get away with touching what belongs to him."Valkira sneered down at him. "Your family's retribution has only just begun, cousin."She turned toward the villa, and Chris followed. Together, they dragged the unconscious and injured werewolves outside by their boots. One by one, the bodies piled up on the grass.Valkira pulled a lighter from her vest and flicked it. The flame caught the curtains, and within seconds, the fire spread through the villa, consuming everything Lucas had bought w