Chapter 77: The Alpha's True Face
(Aspen’s POV)
The forest seemed to hold its breath, the air heavy with stillness. The tension was almost tangible, coiling around Sarah and me like a predator waiting to pounce. I stood calmly amidst the thicket, my form relaxed, my gaze locked on her trembling figure.
Sarah’s blue eyes glared at me with unbridled hatred, her breaths coming fast, raw with rage. Her wolf rose to the surface, her skin flickering with faint shifts as the beast inside pushed to take control.
“How dare you...” she hissed, her voice uneven. Her anger radiated off her like heat waves, rippling through the stillness of the forest.
I said nothing. She was searching for an opening, waiting for a sign of weakness—a flinch, perhaps, or faltering confidence. She would find ne
