The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Freedom

She didn’t even realize how far she had run until she found herself standing at the training ground.

It was quiet there; the place was still the same as she had left it in the morning.

Maybe her legs had brought her here on their own. This was the only place she truly knew in this palace. Or maybe, deep inside, her body remembered that whenever she wanted to forget something painful, she would come here.

When her mind was too heavy, she would train until she couldn’t think.

Even if she had lost her memory, her body still remembered that feeling.

As she stood there catching her breath, a loud noise came from the other side of the field... the sound of soldiers shouting, wolves growling, and boots running.

A group of wolves was gathering near the gate.

One of them noticed her and called out, "Lady Serena! Are you joining us?"

She blinked in surprise. "Joining you?"

The man grinned. "A small rogue attack near the west border. Nothing serious. Just routine work. I thought, if you have such good aim, why not come with us? You could use a little practice."

Serena stared at him. For a moment, she hesitated.

But her heart was too heavy. She didn’t want to stay here and think anymore. She wanted to breathe.

So she nodded. "Yes... I’ll come."

The man’s face brightened. "Good. Then let’s go."

Before she could say anything, the man shifted. His body grew larger, his bones cracked, and in seconds, a massive brown wolf stood before her; he was tall, powerful, and his golden eyes gleamed.

Serena froze. She had seen wolves before, but never this close.

The wolf looked back at her and said in a deep voice,

"Hop on."

shouldn’t. But her heart whispered that she needed to. She needed to escape,

step forward and placed her hand

think again, she climbed

wolf growled softly

sudden rush of speed took her breath away. Wind whipped against her face, her hair flying wildly behind her. She grabbed handfuls of

them, their

cold, the sound of the rushing wind filling her ears. For the first time in the

all the noise

Only the wind remained.

that wild run, all that

***

side, far from the Lycan palace. The

one even

the engine and the soft hum of the tires

sat in the back seat, staring blankly out the window. The world outside was moving, but inside the car, everything felt still...

how long they had been driving. It could’ve

had said a word since they

knuckles had turned white. Luca sat beside him, leaning his head back, his eyes closed but his chest heaving like he was holding back something heavy. Kael was next to Lucian,

air between them was thick with

one dared to

they did...they

come just a few

Selene... was

The same witch who had been killing alphas

all refused to believe it.

humor. He told Cyrus he was lying, that it wasn’t possible. That Selene could never do

at them and said

of her friends... from the witch coven. They confirmed it. The witch who’s

kept repeating in Lucian’s head like a

that Cyrus was wrong. Maybe it was someone else.

deep down...he knew...his wolf