Chapter 43: Facing The Sly Wolf

[Dove]

The villagers and I were standing on guard at the gate, facing the bluish-grey mountains when Connie came up behind us.

"A force is coming. Seven odd."

This was unexpected, I thought. Who could it be? I wanted to ask when Abe's face barged into my view.

My heart seized for a moment. An unknown fear crept into my mind. What is he doing here? Shouldn't he be at the battle?

"Dove," Abe said calmly. His mask was completely off, showing his raw emotions and darkest desires. "I didn't expect you to be here." He raised his head to the blackening sky and inhaled deeply, then returned to us with an evil grin on his face. "I wasn't expecting the village to be guarded."

Realizing that he was up to his old sneaky ways, I straightened. "You never change."

An eerie cackle escaped his grinning lips. "Aren't you bolder now?" His smiling eyes fell into a death stare. "You think that marrying an Alpha changes your status, don't you? Did you tell them, Dove? About your special gift."

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