The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 21: Chapter 21: A Night Summons

Selene’s POV

After a long, tiring day, I had just laid down to rest. My body ached, and my eyes were heavy with sleep. For once, I thought I could finally have a few peaceful hours without anyone yelling or shoving me around.

But that hope shattered the moment someone banged loudly on my door.

The noise was so sudden and harsh, that I sat up straight in bed, heart pounding in my chest. Before I could even respond, the door burst open, slamming against the wall with a sharp thud.

A guard stepped in, he was tall, broad, and wearing a scowl like he had swallowed something bitter.

"Alpha Lucian is asking for your presence. Get going," he said in a stern, cold voice.

I blinked at him, stunned. Alpha Lucian? At this hour?

It was the middle of the night. The halls had gone quiet long ago. Why would he call for me now?

My stomach twisted with dread.

Something wasn’t right.

Fear settled like a stone in my chest. Was I in trouble? Had I done something wrong again? Was this punishment?

Before I could make sense of it, the guard’s voice turned sharp and impatient.

"Well? Are you coming, or should I drag you there like a mutt?"

I quickly stood up, lowering my head. "I’m coming," I whispered.

heel and walked ahead. I followed him in silence, my

but after a while, I noticed something strange—we weren’t heading toward the Alpha wing or his office.

new kind of fear

really taking

he

back. He was tall, strong, and clearly a trained warrior. I was just a girl who hadn’t even gotten her wolf yet. I

try something. I had

passed a narrow path, I saw a sharp branch lying on the ground. It was dry, splintered, and sharp enough to pierce. I quickly grabbed it without making a

tried anything... I would go

I couldn’t win,

territory. I had never seen it this close before. The lights inside glowed gold and red, and loud music spilled through the

A party.

My blood ran cold.

when I lived in the Crimson Fang Pack. I never went to them—but I knew what happened behind those doors. I had heard the

My legs froze.

want to go

I could fight. I could run. But this? This was like stepping into the lion’s den. A house full of drunk wolves,

a step back, but the

me forward. "Don’t even

his grip was so tight that she could feel her bones might crack at the slightest

my ears, I lowered my eyes to the floor. I didn’t dare raise my head. I didn’t want to

prickling

more than anything, that I could

But I couldn’t.

inside, keeping my head down, clutching the hidden branch close to my body, and