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Chapter 61
Istand slowly, my legs wobbling beneath me as I grip the side of the wheelchair for support. The leather is warm from his body, sticky bangs brace mysell, steadying my biath as I lean down–face to face with the monster who once haunted my every waking moment.
A wicked smile pulls at fry lips.
“I’m finally free of you, bastard,” I whisper coldly. “And the best part? I didn’t even have to lift a damn finger to make you pay“
His eyes glisten–wide, sunken, filled with raw, unfiltered fear. His face trembles like that of a coward who’s run out of places to hids.
* almost felt guilty, you know?” I scoff, blinking back the tears threatening to fall. “Because of Mom. Every is looked at her and show the staf pitied you, even after everything you did to us… after every scar, every scream–every time you made me with I didn’t exist.”
My jaw tightens, fury burning anew in my chest. Then, I laugh loud, wild and uncontrollable, letting it all out, spit flying from my mouth and landing squarely on his pale, pathetic face. I don’t even care laugh harder seeing how he finches, but he can’t wipe it off. He can’t even raise a hand to defend himself. Pathetic.
“But now?” I prin cruelly. “Now, I don’t feel guilty. I don’t feel unsatisfied.”
I tilt my head, gaze sharp as shattered glass, “Thanks to my mate. Jack did what I never could. He gave you exactly what you deserv
Hlean in closer, lowering my voice until it’s nothing but a hiss against his ear. “I never plotted revenge. Never had some grand plan to bring you down. But
I won’t be—there were days I dreamed about burying your body where no one would ever find it. “I snort. “A sweet little fantasy”
I grab a pillow from the hospital bed, clutching it tightly in both hands, holding it mid–air like a weapon–tempted to choke the life out of him. My arms shake with tension as I stare down at him, teeth bared in a twisted, euphoric smile.
“But this?” I mutter. “This is so much better. Watching you like this–miserable, helpless, broken. Unable to talk back, to beg, or even stand? This is better. Oh gods, it’s satisfying.”
Laughter rips from my throat again–louder, rawer. I throw my head back, consumed by it.
“This–this is the happiest damn day of my life!”
I whirl around with the pillow raised, ready to fling it at his face–but, i freeze mid–motion.
The door creaks open.
Mom.
She steps inside slowly, like she’s sleepwalking into a nightmare. Her eyes scan the room, taking in the destruction, the chaos… until they land on him- on what’s left of him. For a moment, I see that same pity flicker there again.
And then it dies.
The pillow slips from my hands and hits the floor with a dull thud. I hold my breath, waiting for her to speak. Her voice comes out in a low, almost
whisper
us,” she says, eyes fixed on the man in the chair. “Return to the Blood Fang pack, Immediately. Without me
-Leave us,”
I blink, stunned. “Mom, what–7′′
“Now, Kali.” Her voice is harder now.
Inod slowly, backing toward the door like obeying but I don’t leave.
I slip around the comer and press my back against the wall, just outside the room. At first, there’s silence… and then i hear it.
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Sobbing.
Her sobbing.
And suddenly, my heart starts to race.
“Logan,” she says softly, like she’s speaking to a ghost, “I loved you once. I gave you everything. And you turned me into someone I didn’t recogniza
She’s mying again, but this time it’s different–raw, painful, real.
“You made me doubt myself. Over and over again. You made me belleve I was weak. That I was worthless. That we deserved the pain.”
1 peek inside just as she lifts her hand… and wipes her tears away
She takes a step closer. Then another. Her expression hardens into something I’ve never seen before:
Furious
“You beast,” she spits. “You got what you deserved.”
Her voice rises. “It’s a shame it wasn’t me e who got to do this to you. You heartless bastard.”
She grabs the sides of his wheelchair and leans in, nose to nose.
“Kali found a real man. One who protects her. One who made sure you’ll never hurt us again. And me? I feel ashamed that I couldn’t protect her from you. That I still-“her voice breaks, just for a moment, that I still pitied you.”
She steps back, her chest heaving
“I’m done feeling sorry for monsters.”
Then
Spati
Her spit lands squarely on his face. He flinches, and before I can even react–CRASH–she kicks the wheelchair over.
He crashes to the floor like a sack of meat, groaning and writhing like a worn on the tile.
She stands over him.
“You’ll suffer every day,” she says coldly. “And I’ll be here. Watching”
I can’t stop the proud smile that spreads across my face as I turn away, heels clicking against the hospital floor.
His screams follow me down the hall.
And gods, do they sound sweet
The cold night air greets me as I step out of the hospital, Fury stands by the entrance, tall and silent like a shadow. His arms are crossed, eyes flickering when he sees me.
“There you are,” he says, almost hesitant. “Alpha Jack says we need to leave for Blood Fang as soon as possible.”
I nod once. “Good, I was just about to come find you.”
His brow raises slightly. “You’re ready to level
“Yeah.” I mod, brushing a few strands of hair out of my face. “I’ve got no reason to stay in Red Night anymore.”
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Fury tilts his head. “What about your mother? furt she coming with us?
Thesitate, a lump rising in my throat for a brief moment but I swallow it down, “the has unfinished business here, I mummur, my gue fixed on the dark treeline ahead. “Besides she’s in good hands now that Caspian in Alpha The name tastes bitter on my tongue. I can still feel the sting of his cold silence, the way his eyes passed over me like I was nothing.
Fury notices, but he doesn’t push and nod. “Very well. Let’s go. We’ll make it to Blood Fong before dawn if we leave now
A smirk curves my lips. “You’ll make it before dawn,” I say, i
tilting my head playfully. ” be there long before that.”
He frowns, confused. “What are you talking about? Aren’t you going to climb on my back like last time?”
I almost laugh. My smirk stretches wider, pulling at the corners of my mouth. He still doesn’t know.
The last time, I’d lied–told him I was sick when truly I was terrified. Terrified of what he’d think of me if he saw what I really was. If he saw her
But not anymore, I’m done hiding.
So I don’t say anything I just walk–past him, past the trees, disappearing into the shadows of the woods.
I hear him fall in step behind me, his pace matching mine. Then there are more footsteps. I glance back and see several w alert, protective
warriors joining us, thei
their eyes
“Alpha said a few extra warriors should escort us back. Just in case.” Fury gives me a small grin and shrugs off his jacket. “Now be reasonable and climb
on
He stops when I don’t move. I just stand there watching him as he shifts. Danes crack, limbs stretch, and within seconds, Fury’s wolf stands before me- thick, dark greyfur, almost black, with kind, familiar eyes.
He wiggles his tail slightly, motioning me forward.
But I just breathe.
And let her out
The shift is seamless. No tearing, no pain. Just a surge of power rolling down my spine. My bones stretch and twist–and then my wolf bursts forth with a fierce growl. My fur is dark as obsidian, streaked with glowing silver along my back, like lightning carved into flesh,
The forest goes silent.
Even the wind stills..
And even in wolf form, I don’t miss it–the way Fury y takes a startled step back. His wolf lowers his head slightly, his tail tucking. The other warriors, mid-
shift, halt, stunned.
Then, one by one, they lower their heads.
They bare their necks
And they cower.
I tower over them, easily twice–maybe three times their size. A walking nightmare. A legend.
And just like I feared… they’re terrified.
Maybe this was a mistake.
But I don’t back down but I take off–racing through the trees like wind and shadow combined. My paws barely kiss the earth as if i’m practicing flying
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They can’t keep up. I know it. And I don’t care but I want them in see I’m not a threat. Just
Within two hours, the familiai scent of Blood Fang hits my nose, friss the borders, and the warriors stationed at the age free once again. stumbles back as my mastive frame emerges from the trees.
I slow down just enough for them to see and then shit back
I land barefact on the forest ground, my clothes returning instantly thanks in the enchantment mind is strangely calm.
I’m home or something
like
I walk the rest of the way to mine and Jack’s house, my heartbeat steady until open the door,
A scent hits me first.
ven into them. My body buzzes with power, but my
Not Jack
Hor
Jasmine.
I step inside slowly, the door creaking shut behind me. The lights are low, but I see her–curled in the corner of the living room like a frightened animal. Her eyes snap up to mine, wide and panicked. Her hands clutch the hem of her sweater like it’s the only thing holding her together.
And then-
I see it
The mark
Burned i
into the side of her neck, glowing faintly in the dim light.
“No,” I whisper and Jasmine flinches.
I take a step forward, voice tighter now. “Tell me that’s not who I think it is.”
She doesn’t answer,
She can’t.
The fear in her eyes says everything
Estare at her, my breath caught between a scream and a sob.
Khoas marked her.
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