Chapter 8

Verity's chest heaved as she pounded the pavement, her breaths coming in ragged gasps. She pushed herself harder, her legs pumping with a fierce determination. Her heart raced as she darted through the dark lanes, her mind consumed with fear that Alpha Maurius's people would catch her. But as she emerged onto the bustling city roads, she realized that her fears were misplaced. For it was not the powerful Alpha Astadel she should be wary of, but the treacherous people who roamed around her.

They kept a watchful eye out for her, their senses heightened with the knowledge of Alpha Nero's heinous crime. Despite her complete innocence, the deranged individuals before her adamantly refuse to accept her truth.

She stood there, frozen in fear, as the realization hit her like a ton of bricks. The lycan lying lifeless at her feet was none other than the son of Alpha Maurius, the leader of the pack. She knew that she was the cause of his demise, and the weight of that knowledge was almost too mu