The Alpha's chosen one

et's

red as I scrubbed the floor. My back ached and my stomach growl

and still no wolf? You're more useless tha

e to home. Why wouldn't

would get bored and leave me alo

against my fingers, grinding

y right hand throbb

giggled. "Do

s so hard I

ing. They never did. Everytime Mira tormented me

lted her head closer to mine, p

s. The pain stung like hell but I told myself I'd ne

ve up and rem

drew my hand to my chest. My hand

a glare while she rambled to he

ed. "I still don't know why my father keeps

es wi

me d

el coul

e the looks on their faces. They were also terrified of M

ers. "I'm so bored. What

I heard the warriors are training in

men fight is better than looking at a

hind a punishment for me. She knocked the bucket I used in scr

iggle echoed in the distance

nt over to soak up the drenched floor with my cleaning rag, none of

floor, something i

like this

oul

ner for the family and washing th

il the moon hung

rds slacked i

ped away like I

as out of sight, I

was running to but I k

t and it hurt more when I inhaled. Thorned twigs tore at my s

my legs began to shake and my

hed I hadn't l

tracks when a foul

my hand over my nose when

he stenc

nd couldn't find the

rose to my feet. But before I coul

crunched under un

n't a

when low, guttural whispers

was

Rogue wolves don

es emerged. They had sunken red eyes that glistened with

me take a sl

their teeths like they were co

ir clothes – ragged

c smell hit my

n

bruised and covered in blood. Oh n

them grinned, reveali

nib

e to turn on my heels and run

d me backwards. I screamed, kicking wildl

smell of decayed flesh filled m

n Goddess to save me when out of thin air, a sharp

as I scrambled awa

was

each other the same que

another body dropped. Then another and

t wasn't

hered in the fores

d the branches that tore at my skin.

to help myself stand up but I co

oser and I whimpered. Was thi

die. I didn't escape to be eaten by cannibals. I almost

arkness. It's blade sliced, dominating the dark and the very creatures that

as o

though

giving a victorious yell

ud scream and

hat followed

smart, are you?"

es open and m

y shade of gold, like they weren't even real. There was this smell about him, earth, smoke, and something sharp underneath, I c

d off his blade, his gaze settli

as r

. I could talk. My v

s sword. "Well, dumb girl,

he would've slipped the sword into the sheath around h

't stay

now a safe pla

e turned his

's

hell