Sophie wanted to race out of the hut but her legs failed her. A loud growl emerged from inside the hut. Once it started, it didn’t stop. Just as she was trying to make a sense of it, she caught a pair of glowing eyes, staring right at her from the darkness. She quickly aimed her flashlight at the eyes, letting out a loud gasp. A ten feet tall wolf, standing on its hind legs glared at her, ready to pounce. The muscles were more than intimidating and the eyes glowed like hot coals. Sophie stared in disbelief and dropped the flashlight. It took her a moment to recognize the mythological beast she didn’t hope to meet that night. She stepped back to evacuate. The werewolf pounced at her. She wanted to scream but only soundless air came out of her mouth as she fell to the ground on her back. The beast was above her in a blink of an eye. It stared into her soul as it stood above her with its paws firmly planted at either side of her. Tears flowed through her eyes at that moment of despair and crippling fear. The monstrous beast looked like a death incarnate.  The beast’s drool landed inches beside her face and she squirmed. “Aaron?” she barely managed. The beast ignored it like nothing had left her mouth at all. She closed her eyes as she braced herself for a fatal swipe.

Refuge of the Alpha

Epilogue

The night was dark and had less activity than usual. Sophie had decided to call an uber to get to the cemetery. It wasn’t too far away. She had dressed for a date to fool Chloe. She couldn’t let her in at that moment. Sophie had pinned a four-star restaurant near the cemetery as her destination. She...

29: …the storm

Prologue

1: Miser and the Stairs

2: Father's Worry

3: The Wail

4: Tumbleweed

5: Breach

6: Cheap Beer

7: Gorilla Man (Flashback)

8: Honor

9: The Cons of Fame (Flashback)

10: Through Interrogation 

11: The Shattered World (Flashback)

12: Scars

13: Resupply

14: Concession

15: New Haven

16: On the shoulder

17: Gum on the Shoes

18: Fish in the Barrel

19: Rendezvous

20: The Long-Awaited Evening

21: Smoke in the Cockpit

22: Unfortunate Circumstances

23: The Honored Guest

24: Last Chance

25: The Venomous Arrow

26: Burned Bridges

27: Calm before…

28: The Thin Line

30: Aftershocks

31: Ally

32: Forbidden Match

33: Odd Friends (Flashback)

34: Overwatch

35: Odd Friends II (Flashback)

36: Liability

37: Crow

38: Roses and Thorns

39: Pillars (Flashback)

40: Mayday

41: Priority (Flashback)

42: Parting Glass

43: High Stakes (Flashback)

44: Point of No Return

45: A Peaceful Retreat (Flashback)

46: Relapse

47: Son of the High Lord (Flashback)

48: Player Three

49: Someone Else’s War 

50: The Cellphone

51: Nobody 

52: Homing Beacon

53: Best Served Cold

54: Batchmate

55: Crucible

56: Back to the Ropes

57: Wakey Wakey

58: The Same Syringe

59: Untapped

60: Thin Ice

61: The Hostile Monarch

62: Abort Mission

63: The Prey that Escaped

64: Against the Instinct

65: Vile

66: Trigger

67: Silent Spectators

68: The Lost Elder

69: Homecoming

70: Apology Denied

71: Payback

72: Messiah

73: Forgotten Walkways

74: The Saboteur

75: The Endgame

76: Be Careful What You Wish For

77: Open Season

78: The Last Laugh