Hope Is Not Optional — Manuel Flores 103
Chapter 103
Selene
“You’re in the Crimson Pack.”
The words echoed in the room, over and over again, as if they had carved themselves into the walls and were bouncing straight back into my skull. I stared at the woman in front of me, eyes wide, my mind struggling to catch up with what she had just said.
The Crimson Pack?
Alpha Damien’s pack?
The most powerful pack in the world?
My lips parted slightly, but no words came out at first. Instead, I shook my head slowly in disbelief. No. This had to be some kind of joke. Or worse, some twisted attempt to mess with me.
That’s impossible.
I had been in the Mooncrest Pack. I was certain of it. I had attended the banquet Alpha Rhydian personally invited me to. I had been dragged into the garden by Adrian. Everything up until last night had happened there.
Yes, it had been strange how Damien had opened a door and suddenly we were in a room. But that didn’t mean I had crossed packs. Packs were territories. They were bound by borders, wards, and distance. The Mooncrest Pack and the Crimson Pack were nowhere near each other. You couldn’t simply walk from one to the other in a heartbeat
That wasn’t how the world worked.
Seeing the disbelief written plainly across my face, the woman smiled, clearly amused.
“You don’t believe me?” she asked lightly.
I looked at her. “Would you believe yourself?”
For a moment, she blinked, then her lips curved wider, an actual laugh slipping out of her.
“You’re right,” she said, unbothered. “It is absurd to believe that someone could be in one place and then another that fast.
My eyes narrowed slightly as I tilted my head, studying her. “Then why would you say something like that?”
She didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she turned away from me and began pacing the room, her boots quiet against the floor. When she reached the counter, she stopped beside her white cat and ran her fingers through its fur. The creature purred loudly, arching into her touch as if it adored her.
Only then did she speak again.
“Because it’s the truth.”
She said it slowly, as if she wanted every word to sink in. Then she turned her head and looked at me directly, her gaze sharp.
“Sometimes, something impossible becomes possible.” Her eyes gleamed faintly. “Especially when our alpha is involved.”
I paused. My brows drew together as I looked at her. “What does that mean?”
She straightened, finally facing me fully, that infuriatingly calm smile still on her face.
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“Let me lay it out plainly for you, Lady Selene,” she said. “Alpha Damien can go anywhere he wants as long as he opens a door.”
“What?” The word slipped out before I could stop it. “What do you mean by that?”
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I felt a chill crawl up my spine as realization began to form. “Are you saying that as long as he opens a door, he can appear anywhere he wants?”
She nodded without hesitation, as if she were confirming something trivial.
“Yes,” she said simply. “Well, provided he’s been there before.”
My heart skipped a beat.
“Once Alpha Damien has been somewhere,” she continued, “there are no borders or wards that can stop him, no pack territory to cross, and most importantly, without anyone knowing.”
I sat frozen on the bed. I couldn’t move.
After living through countless lifetimes, after dying, being reborn, learning, adapting, I had always believed there was nothing left in this world that could truly shock me.
I was wrong.
I had met powerful people before. Some I had defeated. Some had defeated me. Each of them had shown me a different kind of strength, a different way the world could be cruel or overwhelming. But this was different.
I always knew Alpha Damien was powerful. In every lifetime, he had been the strongest man I had ever crossed blades with. That much had never changed.
But this?
This was beyond what I had imagined.
To walk into enemy territory without being detected. To cross borders as if they didn’t exist. To slip into another pack like a shadow. Seeing it clearly now, I finally understood why the Alpha had never bothered with anyone before.
Damien never started wars, not because he was merciful, but because he never saw us as equals.
We were prey. Prey foolish enough to wander into his territory on our own, offering ourselves up for slaughter. If he’d wanted to, he could have wiped out every pack, one by one, and claimed all the land as his own.
My fingers tightened around the sheets covering my body.
This man was dangerous.
Far more dangerous than I had ever given him credit for.
And I had just given myself to him.
A bitter knot formed in my chest.
What have you gotten yourself into, Selene?
The woman was still standing in front of me, watching me with clear interest, as if my shock was entertaining her. She broke the silence with a small chuckle.
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“I have to say,” she said, “this is very surprising.”
I lifted my gaze to her.
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“After all,” she continued, “you’re the first person who has ever been brought into the Crimson Pack in more than a thousand years.”
I blinked.
That was true. I had always known the Crimson Pack was closed off, isolated even from every other packs.
So why me?
Why would Damien bring me here?
The more I thought about it, the sharper the pain in my head became. I raised a hand and pressed it to my temple, trying to calm the growing ache. Nothing about this made sense anymore. Every answer only led to more questions, and none of them felt safe.
The woman tilted her head, studying me again.
“And oh, before I forget” she added casually, “I hope you’ll forgive me for what I’m about to do, Lady Selene.”
I lowered my hand slowly, my instincts flaring.
“I’m a very curious person,” she said with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “And when I’m curious, I tend to act on it.”
Before I could ask what she meant, my gaze snapped to her hand.
She didn’t hesitate.
The dagger left her fingers in a flash, slicing through the air straight toward my head.
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