She turned, her eyes widening as a figure stepped out of the shadows, his presence suffocating, his power radiating through the night.

The Alpha....

His eyes were cold, his jaw tight as he looked at her, his body tense with anger. “I warned you,” he said, his voice low, his words cutting through her like a knife. “I told you what would happen if you ran.”

Ella’s body trembled, her chest tightening with fear as he approached, his eyes blazing with fury.

She tried to speak, tried to ...