I run through the camp and to the alpha's den.
I walk up to him.
"What do you want?" he asks.
"My match is not what I wanted," I say. "I want out."
"It's too late for that," he says.
"What?"
"Your match is final."
"No!"
"It's final," he says. "You will be with Impala. Go back to your mate."
I turn away from him.
But he grabs me by the scruff of my neck and turns me back towards him.
"What are you doing?" I say, fearfully.
"When you go back to your mate, you will be submissive."
"But-"
"Go back to your mate."
He pushes me away.
I return to the den.
Cloud is waiting for me.
"Go away," I say.
"I can't let you leave," he says. “It’s not that simple."
"I'm leaving," I say.
"I will hurt you if you leave."
I look at him.
He looks so scary. I feel terrified.
It's not just h
