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The pressure on my stomach was intense, and the relentless heartburn felt like a fiery serpent coiling in my chest. I reached into my purse and found a mint sweet, a small relief that helped soothe the symptoms. As the cool mint flavor spread in my mouth, I felt a slight reprieve. The sweetness mingled with the refreshing mint, momentarily distracting me from the discomfort. I leaned back in my chair, savoring the fleeting relief.

Everything just blurred together now—dreams, memories, pain—they all tasted the same. He was still asleep, I think, but his jaw moved a little like he was grinding his teeth, and I could feel the tremor under his skin. Even in sleep, he couldn’t rest. None of us could. The morning light was weak, kind of gray and soft, sliding across the floor and over his face. I watched him breathe. There was this small scar near his mouth I never noticed before, and I wondered when he got it—how many fights, how many nights like this. I reached out, touched it. My fingers shook. I didn’t even mean to, it was like my body moved on its own, just wanting to feel something real.

— T*****d t*****d Tap read Tap Read T*****D T*****d A****n A****n kindle Although werewolves are still unknown in modern society, we are one of the most powerful species, we rarely get sick, and excellent resilience makes our physical stronger. Once the wolf in our hearts awakened, we can transform into giant wolves that can easily tear apart any human being. Not to mention the Alphas in the wolf pack, they are even stronger than all wolves. As the leader, Alpha will never leave the pack easily unless they died. I swear that no matter what happens, my father will protect the pack until the last moment.

“Sorry about your friend. She tries too hard, doesn’t she? All that makeup. Honestly, you’re way prettier without all the effort. You look real. Natural. Want to be my girlfriend instead?” I stared at him, disgust knotting in my gut. My fingers clenched around the glass of water in front of me. Cold condensation kissed my skin, grounding me. “How dare you talk to her like that?” I began, ready to unleash fire. But then… I smelled it again. Mint. Cold. Clean. Electric. Like winter air over ice, sharp enough to sting your lungs. The scent curled around me like invisible silk. My breath caught. My vision blurred.

The bruise was sharp and dark, impossible to hide with a collar. I grabbed my team bag from the floor. Inside, I found three extra-strength suppressor patches. They were skin-colored adhesive squares designed to stop pheromone leaks for twelve hours. I ripped the plastic backing off two of them. I slapped the one directly over my scent gland, pressing down until the chemical numbing agent started to tingle against my skin. I put the patch right over the bite mark. It was a fix. The patches would stop the vanilla from exploding into the locker room. They couldn't stop the way I smelled to myself. Dominic's coffee aroma felt like a weight inside my lungs.

Hope knows I am not a morning person, and I need to be coaxed. I flop over on my back, kick off my blanket, "I'll be right down. Leave me some coffee, or someone might die." I hear a laugh, "No worries, we already know." I hear Hope's footsteps heading down the hall. I pull myself out of bed and into the bathroom. Time to get the day started. I turn on the shower and undress. I catch a glimpse of my mate mark in the mirror. Looking at myself naked makes me cringe because that damn mark is staring back at me. It has been about a month since "The Fight," as it's called now. I have healed completely and have minimal scarring, considering the extent of my injuries. It was primarily cuts and brui

He's a giant endorsed in a human body. Alpha's are really monster's. I also stand off my seat. I instantly reach my pocket. I pull out the recorder. My so called threatening weapon. I place my finger on its tiny play button. I shove it up his frightening alpha face. His glowing beastial eyes twitches. He sigh lowly. His low beastial sigh evolve as a tremendous growl. His beastial breath is also pretty disgusting. Stinch like a combination of both rotten eggs and tomatoes. I cover my breath.

Lauren gazed into the mirror as she peeled off her clothes, not wanting to miss a single sight of it. The once white bandages that had been wrapped on her back now had a hue of red. She sighed and even when she knew it would earn her scolding from Malcolm, she slowly peeled the bandage off her back closing her eyes at the gory sight that greeted her. Her eyes teared. She didn’t believe it was this bad. And Bryan had seen it too? It made her sob more. She didn’t want him to end up having trauma because of her. She was used to it after all.

Ann struggled to pull his hand from her neck. “ let me go you bastard” Ann whispered getting short of breath. “ Or what?” He smirked. “ What can you......?” he started but Ann scratch his face so hard, he loosened his grip, as one unfortunate finger entered her mouth and she bit it so hard she tasted blood. “ what the hell!” he groaned as ann pushed him away and gave him the hardest kick in the groin she could muster up. He fell to the ground writhing in pain. Ann was unsure where to go, but knew she had to leave as quickly as possible. So she ran until she jolted into someone.

Stripping down to just my sports bra and compression shorts, I took a moment to study myself in the full-length mirror. The bruises and cuts from my last sparring session were still fading across my toned abdomen. My knuckles were scabbed over, permanent reminders of the price this dream extracts. Slowly trailing my fingers over the discolored marks, I felt a surge of fierce pride. These weren't blemishes to be ashamed of - they were warpaint. Gritting my teeth, I forcefully shoved away the memories of Miles sneering at my "unfeminine" battle scars, his cruel words echoing like arrows bent on sapping my resolve. Not today. Today, I would embrace the evidence of my indomitable spirit fully.