The Cursed Alpha
Edric shouted, but she didn’t stop, in her ragged dress she ran towards him as if he was her only hope She reached Alaric and caught his arm with both hands taking him in and as quickly as the excitement started so it ended.
Her smile froze. The light in her eyes went out like a candle. She crumpled at his feet, silent, lifeless.
Gasps rippled through the square. Then came a scream a long, broken sound that tore through the night.
Alaric didn’t move. His chest felt hollow, his throat dry as dust. The girl lay still before him, her skin pale, her body untouched. No blood. No wound. Just absence.
The curse had taken her.
He turned away before anyone could see his face. His voice was calm, too