Conw

ssion darkened noticeably. Right before my eyes, his arrogant facade crumb

own. I refused to b

my voice so every single neighbor ga

olute, unwavering certainty. Then, I locked eyes with Kaden, delivering my final strike. "Do yo

wd. In our world, invoking the Moon Godde

Goddess knew it. But he couldn't admit it. That momentary fear of being exposed was instantly swallowed by an unhinged, exp

led, his voice vibrati

he lunged. He grabbed my wrist, his grip like an iron vise. I felt

arrior. The difference in our physical str

ly, my nails catching his cheek. I left thr

pushed him completely over t

actually dared to strike him, but their shock i

, playing the perfect, fragile victi

letely devoid of mercy, fueled by a blind, vicious rag

ac

snapping echoed loudly in the sud

ating, blinding pain. My right arm b

ry bottom of my throat. My vision went completely black

ving me paralyzed on the hard concrete. Blood trickled down into my eyes from where my for

renda's voice trembled, thick

alize he had crossed a sacred, unforgivable line. He looked down at me-writhing in agony in t

step back. But his voice was frantic, complet

wd. The law of the werewolf world was absolute: the strong pr

gave way to a dangerous, brewing suspicio

her eyes darting between Kaden and me. "Why would a w

hispered, the realization dawning on their face. "He attacked her to shut her u

ldfire. He's lying. The ma

to a dark, violent rage. A suffocating, lethal aura exploded f

their words, their faces draining of color. They wanted to help-it was against our nature to watch an Omega be brutalized-but their b

ad unleashed. She tugged frantically at Kad

s were bloodshot, completely devoid of reason as he stalked to

t going to drag me away to bury his crime. He looked like he was going to cripple me p

to ge

ne good arm and my legs to push myself across the rough concrete, leav

over me like

ached down, fingers curling

sure descended

tle breeze in comparison. The very air in the courtyard seemed to solidify. Everyone froze, their b

hes from my face. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his

everyone's mind, vibrating in our ve

to