ALPHA'S PREY

CHAPTER THREE: SIX YEARS AGO

“ Let me go this instant! I'm a police officer, I can arrest you for harassment. “ Elizabeth threatened, desperately pulling back her arm as it had started to hurt her.

The seller sneered. " Harassment? You're the one smuggling a werewolf.I'm only doing business with you."

Elizabeth's heart raced in trepidation. She looked around to check if anyone was watching them, but noticing everyone minding their business, she exhaled heavily.

" Let my hand go! This is government property " she lied, expecting the man to let go of her hand, but the man gripped her tighter.

" Who gives a f**k about the government ? " the seller asked, smiling at her with a greedy look in his eyes. " Now, I will ask you nicely again, how much do you want for it? Don't forget I can kill you here and take it all for myself, but I'm a generous man. "

But Elizabeth already had enough. Using her left hand, she quickly took out her gun and pointed it at the seller. " Now Back off "

The seller immediately let go of her hand and raised his hand in mock surrender. But the greedy look in his eyes didn't disappear, not even for a second.

Elizabeth, without waiting for a second, tried to turn on her car, but her heart almost stopped when she heard the man scream.

" She got a werewolf everyone! A live werewolf!"

Noise erupted in the market as everyone turned their attention towards the police car standing in front of a butcher’s shop. Hesitantly, some of the market men started approaching the car to check if the news was true.

Reacting quickly, Elizabeth slammed the gas and tore through the crowd. But just as she sped past the crowd, a rock crashed through her back window and another struck the side mirror, breaking it into pieces. She glanced back only to see the market crowd throwing things at her. Still, she placed her foot on the gas, speeding away from the market. As she looked ahead, she noticed that her colleagues, who were once watching her earlier, had already disappeared from sight, leaving her in a predicament.

Cursing under her breath, she veered sharply into a side alley, separating herself from the main road. This was the only opportunity for the man to finally escape.

At the same time, the man beside her had finished his meal and was busy licking his fingers like a predator satisfied after a hunt.

Elizabeth kept her eyes on the road, her stomach churning at the gruesome sight beside her. Her heart raced with fear as she finally confirmed that the man inside her car was a real werewolf!

When the man was done licking his fingers, his amber eyes turned to glare at Elizabeth, who involuntarily swallowed hard while keeping her face straight to avoid showing any sign of fear.

" Who are you? " The man asked coldly as his head moved closer to her neck as if he was checking out her flesh. Elizabeth flinched as he felt his hot breath tingling her neck, but she immediately composed herself by staring ahead.

" Your heartbeat is faster than usual,” the man continued. “ Are you here for my flesh? I hear you, humans desire our flesh so much. Perhaps I should have a taste of yours instead. "

Before she could say anything, she felt his hand clamped around her throat. She gasped and her body stiffened. She quickly left the steering wheel to claw at the man's hand on her throat, trying to free herself. But this sudden action made the car lose control and start speeding ahead.

However, no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't free herself. Her face turned pale and her vision blurred.

Just before she lost consciousness, as if electrocuted by a wire, the man quickly released her neck as his foggy mind finally remembered her face at the border. Elizabeth coughed a few times and choked for air, blood returning to her face. But seeing her car almost crashing with a speeding truck, she quickly reached for the steering wheel and changed the direction of the car, only for the car to lose control again and crash head on into a nearby tree.

The impact shook them both, but nobody was hurt. But the same couldn't be said for the car as the bonnet of the car had crashed beyond repair. Seeing this, Elizabeth turned and glared at the man, her eyes clearly displeased. " So this is the gratitude I get for saving your life? Do you think this car is mine? "

Enzo's brow furrowed, but as he opened his mouth to speak, his sharp ears caught the sound of a gunshot. But before he could react, the bullet went straight towards Elizabeth, piercing the back of her head. She jerked forward with force, blood splattering on the dashboard. Enzo’s eyes widened as he watched Elizabeth's lifeless body slumped against the wheel with a confused expression on his face.

Meanwhile, Smith had noticed that Elizabeth wasn't following behind them and quickly rushed after them. But as he arrived, he witnessed the car crash into a tree. Thinking that the werewolves had attacked Elizabeth, he fired a bullet at the crashed car and cautiously approached it with the gun in his hand as he was still afraid of the werewolf. However, as he opened the door, all he saw was an empty car stained with blood and broken front glass. The werewolf and Elizabeth had disappeared.