Betrayal under the wolf’s moon

I heard the loud voice from where I hid, and I knew it was game over. I had to run.

“Get her!"

I kicked against the door as hard as I could, bolting through it almost immediately. They were behind me, all four of them. I didn't stop running.

The sound of grasses and twigs being trampled upon by our feets echoed through the night. My hands gripped the object in my hand tighter, as I kept running.

“Stop!" One of them yelled. "Stop now, and we will let you go freely."

Lies!

I'm not a fool, and they're all liars. If their Alpha is a liar, then they are too.

My heart ached as I thought about the situation that led me here. I had my doubts, but he overrode them, and made me fall in love with him, only to be rejected at the last minute when it actually mattered.

Love sucks, but Alpha Thane sucks even more.

A harsh voice pulled me out from my little “That book belongs to the pack, you can't take it. You thief!"

I held unto it tighter. I'm not a thief!

I ignored them as best as I could, putting all my energy into getting away from them. The night air reeked of smoke and pain. My heart was pounding in my chest, as I tore through the woods.

A blur of black fur lunged at me from the darkness. I twisted, barely dodging the razor-sharp claws that sliced through the air where my head had been just moments before. That was close.

I fell roughly to the ground, a low growl escaping my lips. However, I barely had time to nurse the pain. Rolling to my feet, I met the golden eyes of my attacker—Derek, Thane’s right hand man.

He never liked me from the start!

My fingers tightened around the leather-bound tome I had taken—secrets of the old world pressed between its brittle pages. Secrets that could change everything. Secrets that no one could read or comprehend, no one but me!

“Give it to us, Mira. Now!” he snarled, his eyes flickering to a deeper shade. “You don’t know what you’re dealing with.”

The other three men had caught up, they stood behind me, baring their fangs at me.

I refused to be intimidated. I wasn’t the same quiet librarian they thought I was. The one they played with like some tool. “Neither do you.”

The leader lunged at me at this point. I almost didn't see it coming, but I dodged right in time. I fell to the ground, grabbing as much sand as I could. I threw it in his eyes, dashing past him without wasting another second.

I felt my legs begin to weaken beneath me, but I didn't stop. A deafening howl split the night—a warning. Reinforcements were coming.

Ugh! Give up already, Thane!

Pain was all I felt. That type that threatened to tear your heart apart, and shook your entire being. Yes, that