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oment of rest. I was supposed to be an alliance ‘gift’ but the way I was being treated made me rethink what I had agree

eferring to my gender as a female wolf or merely calling me names, I could not decipher because all my brain cel

ugs flew around my face, attracted by the salinity in my sweat. I was too weak to swat at them and so I laid

?” His sarcasm dripped off every word he uttered. They cheered loudly like cavemen, clamourin

hen I shook it slightly, the chalky particles rose to the surface and a funky smell filled the air. It wasn't water I had been given. Alarmed, I spilt the co

wooden bowl. He passed it to a foot soldier and seizing me by my tresses, pulled me to my feet. I felt the ache from

s to myself and suffering in silence. We walked up hills and tramped through valleys, never stopping, never resting even for once. The Lycan Alpha was at the head of the queue, his minions following after me obe

oint in the distance. I zeroed in on my hearing abilities and I could hear people laughing, w

u

garnered more enemies than friends. He was wary of everyone including me and it had led to him murdering my mother, the Luna in a fit of rage. I had not forgiven him but I had learnt to move on regardless of the stigma his

nouncing the arrival of my father, the Lycan King. He was also Alpha but he preferred to be referred to as royalty, his pride unquantifiable. The people split into two, creating a path for their king to come through and as soon as he has beg

again. The pack has missed your protection.” I turne

ve the Ly

an King!” the pack

e the Red

er and

essence. She moved under the chains shackled to her wrists and ankles and collapsed at my father’s feet, bone weary. The latter raised a meaty fist and the noise ceased in all directions. Everyone was curious to know who the

uckles and revealed her smeared face to the rest of us. I almost heard her collarbone resetting with the force behind his maltreatment o

Fur Pack. She has been gifted to us as a sign of the promise of the alliance I e

ly into the atmosphere, gradually at

the scavenge

eyes and make he

ex slave; she is

by her audacity, he swung the back of his palm across her face and she fell to the brittle earth again, no longer moving. I feared for her life but I dared no

deed is to be Alpha someday, he will have to start learning to make some difficult decisions. Go ahead, son

her until we find something useful to do with her eve