Chapter 144

No…

“Mom!” Jason cried out.

There were screams, shouts, sounds of horror which I could hear all through my blurred vision, and the loud ringing in my ears.

Angela…

She was gone…torn apart like she was nothing.

“If they are not here within a minute—more heads will roll,” the Alpha King spoke without remorse. “Maybe I’ll take two this time.”

My grip around Violet tightened even more. He would kill every single one of them if he had to, and there was nothing I could do about it—because I had to protect my little girl.

It was a selfish thought, one I would end up hating myself for—but now was not the time.

Grandpa Aelius balled his fist, but he didn’t look shocked. He must’ve known her fate. Angela was not just some villager to him, she was someone he held close to his heart.

“I will kill everyone if I have to,” the Alpha King announced again. “But you can stop this, save your people—by giving me the three I came for!”