Chapter 437: Three Hours

Selene’s POV

Cold water slammed across my face and yanked me into ragged consciousness. I gasped, choking on the icy liquid as it ran down my neck. My body jerked violently, but before I could move, pain shot through me like lightning. Something was wrong.

I tried to shift—to call on my wolf—but the moment I did, fire burned around my throat. My body convulsed, and I screamed. My wolf whimpered inside me, caged.

Then I felt it. A collar. Heavy. Cold. Laced with dark energy. A magic choker.

Panic filled my chest. I reached for it, my fingers brushing the metal, but the contact alone made my skin sizzle. My breath came out ragged as laughter echoed from the corner of the room.

"Well, look who’s finally awake," one of the men sneered. He stepped closer, his mask hiding most of his face, but I could still see the cruel curve of his mouth.

"Where am I?" I demanded, forcing my voice to steady even though fear gripped me. "What do you want?"

Another man laughed, circling me like a predator. "Oh, sweetheart, it’s not what we want. It’s what our master wants."

I glared at them. "Your master?"

They didn’t answer. Instead, one of them grabbed a fistful of my hair, yanking my head back. "You’ll find out soon enough, little hybrid."

and pain. "If you think you can keep me

men instantly straightened, their laughter dying as they

dressed in simple gray pants and a black T-shirt, the air around him thick with power—and death. I

he said

raised to inspire fear. The masked men hesitated for only a moment before

Silence filled the room.

faintly red. Vampire. But not just any vampire—an Alpha among them. I could feel it in the air, in the

my name rolling off his tongue like poison wrapped

every muscle in my body

fangs. "Oh, patience...

of me and sat down calmly. My frown deepened as I glared at him. I didn’t need to be told—I knew he was one of those power-seeking vampires. They are one of the reasons I don’t leave my pack; they find my blood

the dim light. "Let’s skip the games, shall we?" he said smoothly, his voice calm but deadly. "I’m not here to kill

jaw clenched.

am satisfied..." His lips curved into a slow, cruel smile.

stomach twisting

allowed him to feed because I could poison my blood, but with my wolf trapped, I won’t be able to

my reaction like a cat watching a trapped mouse. "Your blood," he murmured, "is special. Rare. A perfect mix of wolf, human, and vampire. Do you know what

on the ground between us. "I’ll never let you feed

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