The Alpha Bond 81

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The morning air was thick with tension as we gathered in the clearing. The training had been brutal so far, pushing us to our limits, but today felt different. Heavier.

Eira stood before us, her silver eyes unreadable. "Today's challenge will be unlike any you've faced before," she said, pacing slowly. "Your enemy will not be an external force, but your own mind. You will endure illusions crafted to prey on your deepest fears."

A cold chill settled over me.

"Illusions?" Elijah asked, crossing his arms. "So, nothing physical?"

Eira tilted her head. "Your mind is just as powerful as your body. Sometimes, the worst battles are fought within."

I swallowed hard. That didn't sound reassuring.

"Each of you will be placed in an isolated chamber, where your fears will manifest. You must fight through them, or they will consume you." She let her gaze sweep over us. "Remember, nothing you see will be real... but the emotions will be. Face them, broken by them."

I glanced at my mates. Isaiah looked wary, Austin's hands curled into fists, and even Elijah, ever the fearless warrior, seemed uneasy,

or

be

A knot formed in my stomach. What would my fear be?

Eira clapped her hands. "Let's begin."

Before I could react, the ground beneath me shifted. A swirling vortex of silver mist engulfed me, pulling me down. I reached out, but my mates were already gone.

And then-

Darkness.

The moment the swirling mist swallowed me, I felt an eerie shift. My feet landed on solid ground, but the air was thick, suffocating, heavy with something unseen yet deeply familiar.

When the world sharpened around me, I froze.

I knew this place.

The packhouse.

But not as it was now-this was the past.

The scent of polished wood and faint traces of burning firewood lingered in the halls, just as it had when I was younger. The walls stretched high, the familiar creaky staircase ahead of me. The same long corridors where I had walked alone, too afraid to meet anyone's gaze,

My pulse pounded as footsteps echoed from around the corner,

And then-

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The sound sent a cold shiver down my spine.

I knew those voices.

I turned the corner and saw them.

A younger version of my mates.

They were different back then. Not the strong, loyal, devoted men they were now- but the cruel, arrogant boys who had tormented

me when we were younger.

And in the center of their circle, standing small and fragile-

Was me.

My breath caught in my throat.

A younger version of myself stood there, shoulders curled inward, her eyes wide but filled with unshed tears.

Elijah stood with his arms crossed, his golden eyes sharp, indifferent. Alex was smirking, arms slung casually over Austin's shoulder, while Isaiah stood slightly behind them, his face unreadable.

They had her-me-cornered.

really think you belong here?"

slow step

closer.

younger me flinched, her fingers curling around the

belong here," she whispered, but her voice was weak,

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cruel chuckle. "You hear that? The

the others-it was cold and detached, but that made

My stomach twisted.

like this. They weren't this cruel-were

knew the

They were.

finally stepped forward, his golden eyes unreadable.

a long moment.

whispered, "You're nothing but

words hit like

self flinched, her body

laced with cruelty. "That's all you

the tle runt stay? Or should we

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I clenched my fists.

I remembered this moment.

shattered that day, how I had run

no one could see me

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Mated

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been alone for

now, forced to relive it, I felt

isn't real,” I told myself, breathing

the pain was real.

mate, the man who would die to

those words, the wound reopened,

rogue. And when I become Alpha I'll make sure we kick

out of the pack"

my wolf stir, a low,

No.

Not this time.

wasn't that weak,

forward, my hands curling

They didn't hear me.

run her

embarrasses us anymore."

"I SAID THAT'S ENOUGH!"

voice shook the air, rippling through the

me-that broken,

then, for the first time, she saw

Our gazes met.

inside me

just watching the

I was inside it.

She-1-could hear me.

not weak,"

And you sure as hell aren't

The illusion trembled.

Alex's smirk faltered.

took a

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golden eyes widened,

stared me, her lips parting slightly

for the

voice firm. "You do belong. And you are

crackled

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