The Broken Alpha
His ginger hair crackled, flame-like, about his head; his robes, purple today, rustled about his calves, in that ever-present, unreal wind that seemed to follow him wherever he went.
Lily stared at him, knowing she would find no salvation in his eyes but hoping she might all the same. Amidst the Red Ripper werewolves, he was the only one that spoke to her as an equal – as a friend, even. Of course, he thought she wanted this just as much as he did…
He met her gaze. His face fell. “Wait.”
Lily’s heart leapt.
“Let me imbue the ropes with magic first,” he said. “She needs to be in her shifted form for the spell to work. They’ll have to move with her, otherwise they’ll snap, and she won’t be abl