Violet. Cold. Unforgiving.
Ronan.
My heart plummeted.
The last person, the absolute last person I wanted to see me…saw me.
The real me.
Seraphina.
SERAPHINA
Perhaps the Goddess had taken my words too seriously during the challenge, when I’d wondered how much worse things could get. Now, I was being chased by four disgusting werewolves, their snarls echoing through the trees like a death knell.
Worse being seen by Dante, and ahead of me stood a massive figure. A regal, black wolf loomed in the clearing, carved from the shadows of midnight itself, blood dripping from his maw. A tiger. Dead and broken, lay at his feet.
My heart seized as our eyes locked.
Time halted. The forest held its breath.
He didn’t move, but he saw me. Really saw me.
Why was Ronan here too?
He must’ve realized I was a female. He must’ve known my presence was out of place in these deadly woods. That I was forbidden. But had he figured out who I really was?
Seth Darven.
No, not without my scent. Without it, there was no way he could know.
Yet the way he stared at me…frozen, unblinking, as if his body had forgotten how to move, sent a shiver down my spine. That stare…it wasn’t just suspicious. It was something primal, dangerous.
What if he joined the others? What if he planned to take advantage of me?
Men were all the same-lustful, depraved. Seeing women as nothingmore than a piece of meat to ruin at their convenience. Why would he be any different?
The wind howled through my fur as I sprinted through the trees, branches clawing at me while the thunder of paws crashed behind like a coming storm. My heart beat violently in my chest, but my eyes stayed locked on Ronan’s wolf, still unmoving.
And then I made up my mind.
There’s no way I’m letting him figure out who I was-or letting them ruin me.
I told Phina as a familiar scent reached my nose.
Could it be…?
My heart leapt with panic…
My paws barely touched the earth as I glanced to my right. Ronan, not far behind, followed my line of sight.
The darkness. A familiar one.
Our eyes met again. In that moment, I saw his expression shift as if he’d read my thoughts.
But 1 acted first.
With a burst of speed, I veered right, plunging into the shadows.
Behind me, the growls grew louder.
“Fuck! Where the hell is this she-wolf going?!”
“Don’t stop! Get her!” Reed barked in his wolf form.
All four surged after me, unaware of what lay ahead.Then-eyes. Glowing in the black.
One pair. Then another. Then more.
Dozens of glowing red eyes pierced through the darkness, freezing the wolves in place.
“What the fuck..” Reed murmured, backing away as the others followed suit.
From the shadows, a massive brown wolf emerged-wild, furious, and terrifying.
Then more followed. Crimson eyes like embers from hell.
Two. Five. Then dozens.
And every single one of them stared at the Alpha wolves.
I didn’t stop. Couldn’t stop.
But I heard them. Heard the fear in Reed’s voice. The edge in Cassius’ growl.
“What the…”
“We’re in rogue territory!” Cassius snapped, panic rising.
“She lured us here?! That crazy bitch!” Reed howled, unhinged.
Their panic was deafening. Delicious.
I tore through the underbrush, mud and leaves scattering beneath my paws, as the rogues closed in behind mean impenetrable wall of snarling, bloodthirsty chaos now separating me from my would-be attackers.
If they wanted me, they’d have to go through them.I finally stopped on the far side of the battlefield, panting, my fur bristling with energy.
“You wanted a hunt?” I met Reed’s eyes with a cold, emotionless stare.
Here. Hunt this.
He read the message clear as day and his rage cracked through his composure as he launched into battle, snarling, trying to defend himself from the swarm of rogues.
My gaze slid past him.
Dante stood in the distance, strangely still, an unreadable look in his eyes. Something… hauntingly familiar.
I had seen that same expression the day he devoured Jordan.
Then he smiled at me.
My heart clenched.
It was him. That smile. That nightmare.
And then… my gaze returned to Ronan.
Still unmoved. Still watching.
He hadn’t interfered.
He didn’t even look like he planned to.
He just watched me.
Growls ripped through the night…raw, feral, unrelenting. It was too late for retreat. The four Alphas had no choice now but to fight for their lives if they didn’t want to be torn apart by the rogues.
I stood across the clearing, no longer running. Moonlight bathed my fur in silver as I faced them-unmoving, unafraid. I let them see me. All
Of me.Cassius’ eyes widened, as if he were seeing me for the very first time.
And then…
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