Sinful Affairs
Negotiated survival with knowledge, not fear.
The clearing opened. Traps visible. Wolves ready. Tension thick.
Alpha’s partial shift is complete, but it is poisoned. Eyes glowing gold. Pain sharp. Energy lethal. Bond is screaming through both of us.
I swallowed. My chest is tight. Heart pounding. “We made it this far,” I said. “Now we survive.”
He looked at me. Growl deep, low. Pain in every movement. Trust in my human mind, my knowledge, my calculations.
The beta had planned carefully. Almost perfect. But I delayed him. Bought enough time. Saved the alpha from immediate death.