Chapter 105
VANESSA
I ran, my legs burning as they pounded against the earth, faster than I ever thought possible. The world around me blurred, trees and shadows melding into one indistinct mass, but I didn’t care. Every step felt heavier, not because of the stones that dug into my bare feet, but because of the weight in my chest. My heart ached in ways that the jagged rocks beneath me never could.
This pain was different. It cut deeper, raw and relentless, spreading through me like a sickness.
Kyan’s betrayal. Alpha Stan’s foolish, selfish decisions throw away everything I had worked for. And Eric’s smug, victorious grin as if he had already won. The walls I had built around myself, every sacrifice I made, all felt meaningless now, crumbling like sand slipping through my fingers. Ev
