Bonds

Chapter 123

Chapter 123

Alex’sPOV

Regret gnawed at me, a bitter aftertaste lingering in my mouth as Adrian’s words echoed in my head. I should have paid more attention, should have heeded the not so veiled threat hanging heavy in his final words. Instead, I’d brushed it off, convinced that whatever he had planned, I could handle it.

Money, influence, power – I had it all in excess. Surely, I could weather whatever storm he intended to unleash. But for the first time, the weight of my arrogance pressed down on me, a suffocating realization of my own flaw.

The first blow came swift and unexpected. News of werewolves existence was leaked to the world. The truth became public spectacle, splashed across headlines and dissected on every news channel. Panic rippled through the human population, fear morphing into a primal hatred. Bounties were placed on the heads of any werewolf, turning former neighbors into hunters, friends into potential betrayers. We, the creatures of myth and legend, were suddenly the monsters in their stories.

The world descended into chaos. Werewolves, forced out of the shadows, scrambled to protect themselves. Violence erupted, escalating what was once a silent war into an all–out conflict. My focus narrowed, my priorities shifting. The pack, my responsibility, became my sole concern. Keeping them safe, ensuring their survival now my paramount objective. And her, Amaya, she remained a constant worry in the

back of my mind.

For a week, I managed a risky dance. The initial frenzy hadn’t reached my city yet, offering a temporary reprieve. From the safety of my heavily guarded mansion, I worked tirelessly at damage control.

. Businesses were

network of loyal followers who helped me navigate the cha

7reatened, investments sabotaged. But I had resources, a

was a general in a silent war, fighting an unseen enemy.

Somehow with undeniable evidence, my name the restaurants I owned, everything I’d built over the years,

Then, the walls crumbled. The attack was swift, brutal, and undeniably targeted right made headlines revealing to the public that I was one of them. My companie began to go up in flames.

The message was clear: I was no longer untouchable.

a

move. But beneath it all, cold, calculating logic took hold. This wasn’t random, not a spontaneous outburst of violence.

Adrian.

me. Holed up in this cramped safe house, miles away from everything, I was strategizing. This whole situation was a tangled mess, an

phone.

annoyed sigh before drawling, “Look, Alex, you know you and

phone, willing him to feel the intensity of my stare. “This isn’t the time for jokes,

already said, you and I aren’t exactly in a relationship,” he

a low rumble in my throat.

It’s not the end of the world… well, wait, maybe it kind of is if everything’s

right now,”

Chapter 123

lilt. “Things are bad, Alex. Really bad. Your headquarters in the city

assigned two of my most trusted guards, both human and werewolf, to ensure her safety, “What happened to

went down,” he explained. “Her best friend’s husband – I don’t know his name–shifted to

hand through

at least from what I can tell. The

knotting

tighter in my

walking away in a

Keep searching for

pay for all

have people working on stopping the attacks on

public enemy number one, Alex.

the blood you used the monster in you to kill. I know whatever I say won’t stop you from going after her, but for the love of all that’s holy, stay

the phone in my hand. Public replaced by a suffocating sense

one. The once familiar comfort of power was

vulnerable, and the knot of worry tightening in my stomach

another second.

of the guard stationed

streets, had become a stranger. Smoke billowed from gaping holes in buildings, the acrid smell stinging my nostrils. Debris littered the streets, twisted metal skeletons of cars the remnants of recent attacks. Looters roamed freely, their faces twisted

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