el
heard the voice resonate from within Zander's office. It was a voice I recognized all too wel
nference. We will talk about it later," Zand
hit me like a th
at
ea
lfl
e talking
amily and pack?" Avery's voice dripped with boredom
I covered my mouth tightly. Tears welled u
ng late for the conference," Zander growled, his t
c shot up
ldn't b
y couldn'
ad killed
tidal wave, crashing against
N
N
s had just heard. Just then, I heard footsteps approachin
y way to my room. Closing the door of my room, I despera
r to answer my call, but to no avail. The silence on the other end of
I dialed the number of my uncle,
her, but there's no answer at home," I blurted ou
voice cracked with anguish, conveying a pain that mirrored my own. The weight of his
" I managed to choke out, my voice trembli
e," Uncle Jack's voice trembled with
ed to crumble away, leaving me s
mily... our pack," Uncle's voice lowered to a sombe
lization that Zander had committed such a heinous act sent shockwaves of pain through my entire being. He knew very well how much I
me. Tears streamed down my face, mingling with the remnants of shattered dreams as I mourn
s to kill me," Unable to ke
can't possibly harbor such intentions," his voice
voice barely audible as the bitterness of betrayal tinged every word. "Despite the fact he mar
? Are you safe?" Uncle Jack's
s childhood friend, Avery, plotting my murder. It seems they have b
ena, my dear, I implore you to leave immediately and come to me. I will protect you with my life, my child. We'll escape to the South, leavi
unds. I have no doubt that he will find me, no matter where I go. And... I... I am pregnant, carrying his pup," I conf
le's voice surged with sudden excit
ips, nodding even tho
concern and desperation. "If he does not love you and he won't love your child. Selen
ove our unborn child. It was a truth I couldn't
ahead. "But before that, I must sever the bond between us. But I fear the pain of rejection will kill me, and now I am pregnant, it can kill my child. I
engulf my very soul. The mere thought of enduring such pain was unbearable, amplifie
s sins and make him accept them. If you insult him before the whole community, blaming and proving his sins, and then reject him, the moon God
outside the borders of this pack. I will join you in a matter of hours," I declar