Chapter 24%
Third Person’s POVE
The moming sun barely kissed the horizon, casting the world in pale gold, but inside the Thane Pack’s territory, dread hung thicker than any fog. Alpha Maximus lay in his room, silent and still. The deep sleep he’d fallen into after coughing up blood was more than just rest it was a retreat into the shadows of his own failing body. The mate bond between him and Rebecca pulsed quietly, but it was no comfort. Rebecca sat at his bedside, her heart twisting in helpless agony.”
She thought she could ease his pain, ease the torment that twisted inside him like a living thing. But now, all she felt was an unshakable ache, an invisible weight pressing down on her chest. The alpha she was to marry was slipping away into the darkness, and she was powerless to stop it
“I thought I was helping you,” she whispered, fingers brushing his pale cheek. “But maybe… maybe I was wrong!
The air was still, heavy with unspoken fears.
Suddenly, the howl of alarm ripped through the pack lands sharp, urgent, impossible to ignore. Wolves erupted from their dens and houses, muscles nippling beneath thick fur as they shifted into their wolf forms, eyes glowing with raw instinct
At the boundary of their territory, under the dim light of dawn, an eerie sight awaited.
Pale figures emerged from the shadows the vampire king and his clan. Their skin was ghostly white, lips stained crimson, and eyes burned with a ruthless hunger that chilled even the bravest hearts. Behind them limped a frail old woman, bound and gagged. Despite her weakness, her eyes bumed bright with a seer’s fierce determination.
how the vampires found out about the
The vampires had captured the seer that Silvana Pack had been protecting for years. That was how t
whereabouts of the cure.
The pack’s wolves growled low, baring teeth, hackles raised. They formed a defensive circle, but the tension was palpable. Without Alpha Maximus to lead, the pack’s movements were disjointed, uncertain.
“Bring me the girl,” the vampire king’s voice hissed, cold as the grave. “She is the key – the cure to the poison that curses my clan. We need her life essence.
The old seer’s eyes locked onto Rebecca, despite her bonds. She lifted a trembling finger, pointing a gnarled hand at the she–wolf standing nearby.
“Her blood,” the seer rasped, “will save us. But it will cost her everything.”8
Rebecca’s breath caught in her throat. Her wolf growled fiercely beneath her skin, warning her to run, but her feet felt rooted to the spot. The vampires advanced.
The pack fought with desperation, but without Maximus, they were scattered and vulnerable. Wolves lunged and snapped, but the vampires were swift and cunning. Their fangs sank deep, their claws maked with deadly precision.
“Fall back!” a beta Yuan snarled. “Protect the Luna!”
But it was too late.
A sudden clash erupted as vampire hands grabbed Rebecca. She fought with every ounce of strength, but the cold grip was relentless. Panic flared in her chest as she struggled against the hands that would steal her life away!
Just then, the air shifted a new presence arrived.
From the shadows of the forest, a powerful figure emerged. It was Alpha Lucas of the Silvana Pack, lone and fierce, his wolf form. radiating raw power
“Step back, Lucas commanded, voice ringing clear and strong. Tm Alpha Lucas, and I will fight to the death to protect my mate.“!
The vampires snarled, eyes narrowing. They’d heard of the Silvana Alpha’s strength, but he stood alone against their numbers.
“I’ll take you all on Lucas prowled, muscles coiled to strike.l
Lucas was there to get back Rebecca, but it seemed like the vampires arrived first. And the most terrifying thing was the fact that he could no longer feel the supposedly mate bond they oath to have.!!
He was no longer Rebecca’s mate. She was married, and mated, and he was too lato
The battle reignited with renewed ferocity. Lucas tore through vampire ranks with brutal precision, claws raking and jaws snapping. But his strength alone was not enough. The vampires were too many, too coordinated!
Despite his vallant efforts, they overpowered him.
With a final, desperate push, the vampires seized Rebecca once more, dragging her away into the darkening woods.!!
Lucas growled, furious and frustrated, his breath ragged. “No… this isn’t over.”
The pack’s howls echoed through the trees
a chorus of pain, fury, and desperate hope.!!
Rebecca’s wolf snarled within her, fierce and wild, promising that she would fight with every shred of strength to survive. But as she was pulled deeper into enemy hands, helplessness clawed at her soul.!!
Above, the dawn broke fully, but the day brought no light to Thane Pack. Only shadows, and the distant promise of wark
8:15 AM
