Chapter 62. Face to Face with the Beast

“Alpha, please come back!” I spoke louder, trying to reach his lucidity.

The beast emitted a sound akin to a sinister laugh. “The Alpha isn't here!”

He stopped pacing back and forth, raising his predatory eyes in my direction, and advancing toward me.

I leaped to the side, transforming back into human form, aware that I now smelled even more like prey. The beast shook its head from side to side, thirsting for my flesh. My transformation seemed to have provoked it into attacking me.

I raised my hands as he charged towards me, stopping his head in my hands. A light warmed the palms of my hands, keeping the beast paralyzed and growling in frustration.

“From the darkness, I will separate you,

And for the purity of your heart, I will guide you.

Rebirth, Alpha, with nobility and reason,

And bring back our connection, COME BACK TO ME, ALPHA.”

The light shot through the wolf, enveloping his entire body and warming his fur. His