Chapter 5

Alex's POV

While walking, I was lost in my thoughts. I had just had a fight with my mate, and I needed some time alone to clear my head.

But then I heard footsteps behind me, and I knew that I was no longer alone.

I turned around and saw a group of pack fighters, their faces twisted in anger.

"What do you want?" I asked, my voice trembling.

"You think you're so special, don't you?" one of them snarled. "Walking around here like you're better than us."

I tried to back away, but they advanced on me, their fists raised.

I knew that I was outnumbered, but I refused to back down. I raised my fists, ready to fight.

The first punch came at me, and I dodged to the side. But then another one landed, striking me in the face. I stumbled backward, dazed. The pack fighters closed in, striking me again and again.

I tried to fight back, but I was overpowered. My vision blurred, and I felt a sense of despair. But then I remembered my mother's wo