Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 523

Chapter 25 : The Beast

♦Lena*

Xander was gone in an instant. I screamed his name, but it was useless. Bethany had just enough time to catch the bolstered knife he’d thrown at her before he disappeared in a blur of ripped clothing and fur, his wolf bounding through the woods at an impossible speed.

I cursed loudly, catching up to Bethany in two quick strides as she reached the edge of the mist-covered clearing, her eyes wide with shock, and ten or.

“I can't shift." I ground out. making eye contact with her.

She nodded, her dark curls trembling around her ears as she swallowed back whatever exclamation was at the tip of her tongue. She handed me the knife without looking at me. her eyes focusing on the direction in which Xander and the beast had gone.

I didn't know which direction we were facing. I could still see the boundary wall behind us. but that was it. In front of us was a seemingly endless, dark forest.

‘•The farm is this way." she said shakily, pointing her finger through the trees. “We can go back-"

“We can't leave him out here!" I protested, gripping the hilt of the knife as I took it from its sheath, tossing the leather on the ground. “We're going after Xander."

I started walking to the edge of the clearing, glancing over my shoulder at Bethany. She gave me a quick, tight nod. then followed.

The woods were dense and completely dark. It was nearly impossible to see where we were going even with pale moonlight filtering through the canopy of trees. Leaves crunched beneath our feet as we followed the frantic trail of scratched dirt and broken, low-lying branches that were left behind when Xander tore after the beast. My heart was in my throat as we walked, eventually meeting up with the boundary wall again.

woods continue past the wall for only a

the upper edge of the wall, which was nearly as tall as me. I could see scratch

most athletic, but I'd managed just fine. Bethany was up and over the wall in a split second, the muscles of her aims straining as she gingerly climbed back

trail any longer. I can

the woods,

she added as she began to take off her clothes.

had a sudden memory of my father taking me on long rides through the countryside in Valoria as a child, my fingers tangled in liis chestnut-colored fur. I felt a rush of tears well in the comers of my eyes. I wondered, briefly, if I'd ever see him again, and how stupid I'd been over the last few years by putting distance between myself and

was standing in front of me in her wolf form, her eyes glowing amber in the faded moonlight.

her niff with one hand while I gripped the

through the forest for the last mile of dense trees and rotting, autumn foliage. I held on for dear life as she leaped over felled trees and tangles of thick brambles. She knew where she was

as we reached the edge of the forest. The hills rolled on and on in front of us. pockets of moonlight flooding shallow valleys as

The stars were sharp and clear out here,

were no trees in sight, not a single plant or bush as far as the eye could see. Xander lunged over the other side of the ridge and disappeared, and the space around us suddenly erupted into echoes of whatever battle was taking place just

panting as she ran as fast she could with me fixed firmly on her back. I knew

and reflecting in the moonlight as he snarled and snapped his jaws, latching himself on liis opponent's leg. which caused the other wolf to screech and move off Xander as it tried to free itself from his

the knife as I clenched my hands into fists, trying in vain to catch my breath. My vision blurred, the stars above my head spinning in a circle as I reached

yelped, then screeched. I found my bearings just enough to roll to my side, looking down over the ridge at the battle taking place below... but

hill I went, head

stop, but it was useless. My feet went right over my head one last time before I came to a stop only a few yards from where Xander and Bethany were battling for their lives

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