Ronan was still the most terrifying wolf I’d ever known. I’d suffered in the dungeons because of him. I would not survive round two.
I counted the money Mia gave me. Two thousand credits.
Tears burned my eyes.
Mia was the only one who’d ever treated me like I mattered.
I flagged down a cab.
“Where to?” the driver asked, leaning out the window.
“How much to get to Southpoint Station?”
“Middle of the night? That’s far. Five-fifty.”
I climbed in without hesitation.
My plan was simple. Take the night train out of Mooncrest City. Get to Ironhold, far in the northern frontier. A place so cold, so remote, that no one from the Ebonclaw Pack would bother to follow.
They’d never look for me in a dead-end city with no pack ties, no economy, and no future.
But that was fine.
I didn’t need a future. I just needed peace.
I stared out the window as the city flew past. Glass towers sparkled with runes and lights. Signs glowed with the names of elite packs and magical academies.
So beautiful. So out of reach.
The cab reached the station after two hours.
I bought a ticket with my ID-miraculously, there was one seat left on the 1:00 a.m. train.
Just one more hour.
The waiting room was almost empty. I curled up in a corner, arms around my knees.
Somewhere in the distance, an announcement droned over the speakers. I didn’t catch it.
I was tired. My leg throbbed. My ears buzzed. I drifted.
Then another announcement. This time clearer.
“Passengers traveling on line seventy-two to Ironhold, please proceed to platform three. Final call.”
My eyes snapped open. I leapt to my feet.
It was time.
My escape was seconds away.
I joined the line at the gate, heart racing.
When it was my turn, I handed over my ticket-
Only to feel a cold, firm hand close over mine.
The ticket was yanked back.
I turned.
My heart stopped.
Kael.
Riley’s POV
I shouldn’t have been surprised to see Kael Vale at the station.
But I was.
He stood there like a shadow from my past, his eyes lit with fury, his presence coiling around me like a cold serpent.
I froze.
“So late at night… where exactly were you planning to go, Riley?” His voice was low, deadly calm.
I didn’t answer. I just wanted to run. “Let go of me.”
But Kael didn’t let go.
He grabbed me hard, dragging me away from the ticket gate with terrifying strength. My bag fell, scattering my things across the floor. The crowd stared but no one moved to stop him.
A Broken Alpha Heiress’s Revenge
“Help! I don’t know him! He’s a kidnapper!” I cried out.
My voice echoed through the station, raw with panic.
Some people hesitated. One or two stepped forward-until Kael turned and said coolly, “She’s my sister. She ran away from home. It’s a family matter.”
And just like that, the spell was broken.
They backed off.
“I’m not his sister!” I screamed. Tears blurred my vision. “I’m not!”
But no one came.
Desperation clawed at me. I scanned the crowd until my gaze locked with a middle-aged woman’s. She looked uncertain but not hostile.
“Mom!” I sobbed. “Mom, help me!”
Her expression changed instantly. Her instincts kicked in.
She stormed toward us, wedging herself between me and Kael. “Let go of her right now!”
Kael flinched, caught off guard.
“This is a family matter,” he growled.
“She’s calling for help,” the woman snapped. “I heard her. I don’t care if you’re her blood-she doesn’t want to go with you.”
He tried to grab me again, but a small army of women closed in. One called him a monster. Another kicked him in the shin. They formed a shield around me, protective and furious.
I couldn’t hold back the sobs anymore.
The woman who’d stood up for me gently wrapped an arm around my shoulders. “Don’t cry, sweet girl. If you don’t want to go, then you don’t have to.”
“You knew he wasn’t a trafficker?” I asked, stunned.
“Of course. That suit alone costs more than my car. But sweetheart, it doesn’t matter. Even if he’s your brother-if he’s hurting you, he has no right to take you. Blood means nothing without love.”
Her words shattered something inside me.
I could only whisper, “Thank you. Thank you.”
She gave me a little push forward. “Go. Get as far away as you can. Never let anyone like that touch you again.”
I ran.
I didn’t feel the pain in my injured leg. I didn’t feel the cold.
I only felt the desperate need to flee. Kael had found me at the station-he’d find me in Garkh too. I couldn’t go there. I couldn’t use my ID. I couldn’t let them catch me again.
Behind me, I heard Kael shouting my name. I didn’t look back.
I saw the station exit ahead and pushed myself harder.
Almost there. I was almost free.
Then a hand came out of nowhere, covering my mouth with a cloth soaked in something sharp and chemical.
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