Fated To The Dark Alphas
It was a terrifying paradox: repulsion warring with a desperate, primal need.
My hand trembled as I reached out, my fingers brushing the cold metal of the flask. The thirst was unbearable. I had to. I had to survive.
I took a shaky breath, closed my eyes, and forced myself to take a sip.
The taste was… shocking. Warm, thick, and intensely metallic. My stomach rebelled, but then, a strange, sudden warmth spread through my throat, down into my chest. It wasn’t pleasant, not in the way water was, but it was… effective. The burning eased. The raw ache in my throat subsided, replaced by a faint, almost dizzying rush. My body, which had been screaming in agony, now hummed with a strange, dark sati