"Leave me alone," I hissed, trying to move faster.
Another man grabbed my arm, yanking me back so hard I nearly dropped the stone. "Where do you think you're going?"
"Let go!" I shouted, panic flaring in my chest.
He didn't listen, his hand tightening around my arm as he leaned in closer. "You belong to the Alpha, huh? Maybe he won't mind if I have a little taste."
Before I could respond, the pusher was on me, shoving me so hard I fell to the ground. The stone hit the dirt with a thud, but my head hit something far harder. Pain exploded in my skull, and warm blood trickled down my forehead.
"Get up!" the pusher roared, his baton raised.
I tried to push myself up, my vision swimming, but my body wouldn't cooperate.
"That's enough!"
The voice cut through the chaos, commanding and sha
