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look back. I hadn't seen anyone else run; it felt like the entire hall had been watching me bolt as though I were on fire. But I couldn't stay-not with the glaring eyes of the Alphas and the strange pull tha

ed by the terror snaking its way through my body. I didn't know where I was running, only that I had to get as far away as possible. I couldn't shake

massive wolves charged after me, their powerful strides graceful yet ominous, each step in perfect sync as

mered in the moonlight, a stark contrast against the darkness of the forest. Their eyes held a fierce determination that both terrified and confused me. They weren'

beginning to give in. I could feel it-the ache in my muscles, the tr

und, and I cried out, clutching at the dirt as if it could somehow anchor me to safety. But I knew i

face, hoping-praying-that they would spare me, that somehow, they would see I was harmless, worthless even. "Please," I whisp

its breath, as if waiting for wha

ith disgust. "How the hell is this possible? How

now, each of them tall, imposing, and... familiar. The Alpha triplets. The very sight of them made my breath hutch. They

ook at her," he muttered, his tone dripping with disdain.

r than I could have anticipated. I'd known I was different, that without a wolf I was... less. Bu

pill. I didn't want them to see how much their words affected me, how dee

when all I saw in the

and unreadable, held a trace of pity that felt almost worse than Nasir's scorn. It was as i

led. But even so, I couldn't find comfort in his silence. He looked at me as though I were a puzzle he d

their gazes with as much strength as I could muster. I wouldn't let them see how deeply they'd wounded me, how th

d me. It was only for a moment, and then his mask of indifference returned, the

quietly, his voice ca

rigid with hostility. "Enough? Don't tell me you're actually considering

Fragile. The very thing I'd tried so hard not to be, the one fear that haunted me every day. T

to speak, the ringing of his phone interrupted. He frowned, pulling it fr

, and I watched as his expression shifted, his brows knitting together

one with his hand as he glanced at his brothers.

rms. "Tell him we're dealing

deep breath, his gaze settling on me for a long, unreadable moment before he s

, his gaze unwavering as he look

me, I was really their mate, not my cousin