Chapter 176. Sacrificed for the Alpha

Adeline POV

Alpha Christian gives me a smug smile as he closes the gap between us, his tall frame casting a cold shadow over me. I feel his teeth softly bite into my bottom lip, making it sickeningly clear who I now answer to. I will never answer to him, though. My pack is relying on me to stay strong; they need me, and our species needs me. Somehow, deep down in my heart, I know the rogue is strangely familiar. He is far too familiar not to place, yet his familiarity makes me wonder why he would ever be involved with the dark shadows. The shadows play dangerous games with high risks, but of course, with high risks come high prizes.

“I’ll never be yours. You couldn’t beat my mate, so you looked for the most dangerous magic to our kind—magic that could kill every single werewolf,” I tell him as I grit my teeth together, disdain in my voice. “You’re reckless, Christian, and you’l