King Novel 2

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Chapter 2

Who... Who are you?" I whispered, my voice barely audible as my hand hesitated in midair, trembling

The wolf-no, this thing was bigger than any wolf I'd ever seen-stared back at me. Its red eyes glowed like embers, cutting through the shadows of the forest. But there wasn't any fury in them. No bloodlust. Instead, it felt like... recognition. Like

it

knew me

My fingers brushed against its fur before I could stop myself. Soft. That's what threw me off the most. For a beast this size, its fur felt like velvet beneath my touch.

It leaned into my hand. Just a little. Enough to make my heart stutter,

"What the hell...I muttered under my breath. This was insane. It could rip my arm off in a second, but it didn't.

Instead, it let me touch it.

My hand slid along its neck, and for a moment, I forgot about the blood staining its muzzle. But when my eyes trailed lower. the sight hit me like a slap.

Blood. Crimson streaks glistening under the moonlight. Its teeth, its fur-hell, even the ground around it-were splattered with the evidence of its kill.

My hand jerked back like I'd touched fire.

The wolf's ears flattened against its massive skull, and its eyes dimmed. It took a step back, slumping slightly as if the rejection physically hurt.

Was it

sad?

No. Absolutely not. I wasn't going to pity a blood-soaked beast that just murdered my only source of comfort in this godforsaken pack-a damn deer. My deer.

"Great," 1 hissed, throwing my hands up. "As if getting rejected by Kallias in front of everyone wasn't enough, now I'm playing therapist to a homicidal wolf. Fantastic."

The wolf's ears twitched.

And then it stumbled.

I froze, watching as its legs buckled beneath it. It caught itself before it hit the ground, but the effort was written all over its trembling frame.

That's when I saw it.

The gash.

The fur near its side was slick with blood, hiding the wound until now. But as the beast shifted, the ugly, raw edges of torn. flesh became impossible to miss. Blood dripped from it, pooling onto the dirt below.

"Shit," I muttered, the word slipping out before I could stop it.

The wolf's gaze locked onto mine again, its red eyes still burning but softer now. Pleading.

And just like that, my panic took a backseat to something else.

"Why me?" I groaned, crouching down slowly. My knees scraped against the

rough forest floor as I inched closer. "Of all the Omegas in the pack, you pick the one who just got Jumiliated in public to deal with your furry-ass problems."

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The woll di

move, it just

watched me

"This is so stupid," I muttered. My hands hovered over its side, trembling again. "Don't bite me, okay? I swear, if you so much as twitch wrong. I'll... -

The wolf huffed.

Huffed. Like I was the one being ridiculous.

"Oh, you've got jokes now?" I glared at it, but my hands kept moving. The fur around the wound was sticky with blood, and the gash was worse than 1 thought. Deep. Too deep for something this big to still be standing.

dress, the fabric ripping easily. The wolf's ears twitched at the

mean we're friends, I warned, pressing the makeshift bandage against its

growl rumbling in its

voice wavered, but I didn't back off. "Do you want me to

The growl stopped.

the bandage as tightly as I could, ignoring the stickiness of its blood on my fingers. My stomach churned, but I

sat back on my heels and stared at it. The wolf

I said

tilted its head, watching me with an intensity that made my skin

are you?" The words slipped out before I

wolf blinked slowly, its red eyes gleaming like it

a moment, I

its crimson eyes softening in a way that didn't match its massive, bloodied frame. Its tail wagged faintly, a

felt wrong after what it had done, but its gaze burned into me, waiting. "Go," I whispered,

dimming. A low whine escaped its throat before it finally closed its eyes, curling

1 didn't dare linger.

as I skirted around it, every instinct screaming at me to keep my distance. My hands found the lifeless body of my deer, its warm blood staining my fingers. My throat tightened, but I forced down the

nausea.

murmured, scooping him up. Silas' weight sagged against me, but I couldn't just leave it there.

it had my deer, but it hadn't. I didn't understand it, and that pissed

clearing near my brother's grave, my knees buckling as I

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against a tree, rusted but sturdy. I grab

Don't think. Just dig

tight-full of something too big, too ugly to name. I pushed it down, down, as the dirt piled

as I rested its head

have brought you here," I said, my voice cracking. "I thought

to cover it with dirt. Each shovelful made it harder to breathe, like I was burying a piece

by the grave, my

wolf-why had it stopped? Why

I could stop them, carrying me back toward the spot where I'd left it. The clearing

It wasn't there.

the wolf had been. A man. His body was crumpled in the dirt, and blood pooled around him

felt my heart skip a

That was the wolf.

He's a rogue.

his hair back from his face. He's gorgeous, and I'm afraid to say this, perhaps even more gorgeous than Kallias-sharp jawline,

the hell are you?" I muttered, my fingers trailing down to the wound on his side. It was deep, the kind of

fluttered, a low groan escaping his lips. The sound was

came from the depths of

glancing over my shoulder. If anyone found him here, they'd assume the worst. Rogues didn't get mercy the Riverstone Pack. And if they interrogated him, Goddess only knows if he's going to survive with these injuries

call Gamma. That was the responsible thing to do. That's what

looking at him-his chest rising and falling shallowly, blood still dripping

in

side. If I didn't do something,

sunrise.

no time for doubt. I

regret this, I muttered under my breath.

wasn't dying on my

Not today.

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His body was solid. heavier than I expected, and reeked of blood

The sharp

muttered, not even looking

wiry hair was pulled into a bun

him without dropping him on the floor. “He's

narrowing as they landed on him. "And who exactly is "he"?" she asked, her

expression onto

my chest. “He's... uh,"

course I can't say

relative? They know I have no family

Uh...

He's my boyfriend." Oh fuck

attention. The clipboard snapped shut, and she

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