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I felt something in my gut
the maze of hallways, my heart racing in my chest. She was running fast, but I kept up with her.
alten. I knew something wasn’t right. I followed her through
Finally, I found her standing in front of the Alpha King, her shoulders shaking as she spoke in low, desperate tones.
My heart sank. Whatever Estelle was telling him, it couldn’t be good. Deep inside me, I felt it. “Something bad is about to happen.”
Lost in my thoughts, I kept looking toward them. Then, I noticed King Alpha’s expression
turning grim.
I began to wonder what Estelle had told him. I needed answers, but a part of me dreaded uncovering the truth.
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stood there in the courtyard, lost in thought. After a while, my fingers brushed
absentmindedly against the hem of my dress as I replayed the earlier events in my mind:
Nathan’s casual words, Estelle’s strange behavior, none of it made sense.
I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I barely noticed the faint rustling of leaves or the
distant chatter of pack members around me.
“Doris,” a familiar voice broke through my reverie. It was Carlos. His voice pulled me back
to reality.
I turned to see him approaching, his brows furrowed with concern. “What are you doing
out here? I’ve been looking for you everywhere. You seem… off.”
I opened my mouth to respond, still piecing together the strange encounter with Estelle, when a commanding voice interrupted me. I fell silent.
“Doris,” the Alpha King’s deep baritone rang out, silencing everything around us. “Come here. I need a word with you.”
Carlos stiffened immediately, his protective instincts on full display. He stepped forward
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slightly. “I’ll come with her,” he said, his tone leaving no room for negotiation.
The Alpha King’s piercing gaze turned to Carlos, silencing him with an air of absolute authority. “No, you will not,” he said firmly. “Stay here.”
Hearing his voice, a thought came to my mind. I remembered how Faye once told me the Alpha King was intimidating yet a gentleman, and now I realized how much Carlos
resembled him.
Shaking off the thought, I looked at Carlos and decided to follow the Alpha King to another
room.
Carlos hesitated, as though he wanted to say something, but he didn’t argue. Instead, he turned to me. “If anything feels off, call for me,” he said quietly, his concern evident.
I reached out, resting a hand on his arm. “It’s okay,” I whispered, forcing a reassuring smile.
“I’ll be fine.”
Carlos kept looking at me, but after a moment, he finally nodded and stepped back.
“Taking a deep breath, I turned to follow the Alpha King, his broad shoulders leading the way through the grand halls of the packhouse.
My palms were damp with sweat, and my heartbeat quickened as I tried to steady myself. When we reached the room, my breath hitched at the sight of Estelle.
She stood behind the Alpha King, her red, puffy eyes peeking out from behind him. She looked fragile, almost pitiful, but that only deepened my unease.
I quickly replayed what I had said to Nathan earlier, the words I hadn’t meant to let slip, and then the encounter with Estelle.
I wondered why Estelle was acting that way. She wasn’t acting out of guilt; it was something more sinister.
Estelle was no innocent victim, no matter how much she tried to make me believe
otherwise.
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The Alpha King turned to face me, his sharp gaze locking onto mine as though he could see through every thought and emotion.
Tina, my inner wolf, whimpered nervously. “Doris, this isn’t just dominance. This is… Fenrir,” she whispered in my mind, naming the Alpha King’s legendary wolf.
She shrank back, trembling under the oppressive aura filling the room. “Stay with me, Tina,” I urged her. “We’ve faced worse.” But had we? I wasn’t so sure.
Tina was silent, too afraid to respond. I asked her, “What’s wrong?” to which she replied, “I’m so overwhelmed by Fenrir’s presence, I can’t even breathe.” I tried to calm her, but her
fear mirrored my own.
The room was silent, save for the faint sound of Estelle’s uneven breaths. The Alpha King finally spoke, his voice a low rumble of authority. “Do you know what I’m going to talk to you about, Doris?”
I hesitated, my fingers fidgeting with the edge of my dress.
My throat felt dry, and I struggled to keep my voice steady. “No, Your Majesty,” I replied, keeping my tone polite but uncertain.
He let out a faint, unreadable smile before his voice dropped an octave. “No, you must know,” he said, his tone heavy with meaning.
