ate again
rough the night air like a bla
is hoodie was wet, and his glasses were fogged from th
you believe that everyone wi
shifted his backpack up high
ht above buzzed, as if it didn't like them being there.
t for the running of an old clock and the odd crackle
ked off his shoes. "You didn'
ays wa
st a fact. Like it was a job
ting in his gut. He pulled open the fridge-
uiet. "Hey, I'm serious-" The scream came fr
held dropped, broken, col
r. He ran to the hallway, and that's when he saw the blood. It
found him in the study.
chest was torn open-heart gone. Torn clean out. The floor beneath was so
scre
He tried to scream again, but his throat had closed. His finge
. "This isn't real. This isn't real." But
days
They buried his grandfather in the rain. No priest. N
Vale,
n. Long dark coat. Red makeup that didn't mat
need to come with us." "I
s neck. His view blurred. The
Damp. Cold. Smelled like iron and wet
useless." "He's not supposed to be alive. He was hidden.
r creak
s flickered on stone walls. Strange marks
tall man in a black coat. His eyes w
a question. Ethan spat blo
. "I'm Alpha Dorian Blacktho
were hidden. Protected. But the moment your gra
Dorian's smile was evil. "You are. A full-blood. One of us, bu
ed. "What do you me
st of the low. Trash. We should put
ed. "I'm human!" A hard slap
They locked him in a shed. No
e. Couldn't cry anymore; this had to be a nightmare. But
rms. She didn't talk. Just looked at him.
closer and reached into her co
e took a bite anyway. They sat in silenc
He dared to look at her. There were scars on her wrists. Fa
hel
d me of some
sel
stuck in his throat. "I'm
don't want to be part of this!" His vo
r arm. "Wait... please. Don't leave me." Lina fro
st everything," she whispered,
mt. Of a metal wolf
n sweat. His bones felt like the
fighting," a voice whispered i
ears. "No! I'm not like them!"
ll, over and over, trying to stop it. O
Dorian sneered. "It's time for you
other wolf stood across from
He ran. Dodged. Took a claw to the side. Blood soaked hi
ding!" "Silence, traitor!" Dorian snapped. Ethan coughed bl
s eyes glowed gold. The ground shook. Then... nothing. Ethan blacked out. Wh
rned his head. "Did I... sh
s waking up." He looked at her. "I'm sca
want me dead." "They want more
just some lost omega, Ethan.
his blood. "You're the one they've be
. His eyes narrowed. His lips curled. "She knows," he says. "And