Maya

"I—" The words caught in my throat, unable to escape as fear held me captive under its merciless grip. Doubts about my survival loomed ominously. What reasons could I offer him? I couldn't bring myself to tell him the truth; it was too risky. 

I was scared. Scared to my core.

What should I actually do now? Run back? I doubt I’d be able to make it that far.

"Alpha, who is it?" A man suddenly approached us from a distance, jogging towards us. His smooth, dark ...