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Riley\u2019s anger surged like wildfire. \u201cI said move!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice rose sharply, laced with desperation and fury. She stepped forward and shoved the driver with everything she had-but the man didn\u2019t budge. He was built like a brick wall, broad and unyielding.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And then, with no warning, he raised his hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was massive, like a slab of stone, and it came flying toward her face with terrifying speed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wind whistled with the force of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mia, who had been following behind Riley, saw the attack unfold in an instant. Her eyes widened in horror.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without thinking, she rushed forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Smack!\u00a0<\/p>\n
The blow landed squarely on Mia\u2019s cheek. Her frail body flew sideways, hitting the ground like a crumpled leaf in the wind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMia!\u201d Riley\u2019s voice cracked as she dropped to her knees beside her. Her eyes shimmered with fury and grief. \u201cAre you okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Blood welled at the corner of Mia\u2019s mouth, but she forced herself upright. With trembling fingers, she pointed at the driver, her voice rough and shaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re just a driver for the Ebonclaw Pack\u2026 how dare you raise your hand against the Alpha\u2019s daughter?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The driver sneered, his lip curling in disdain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha\u2019s daughter?\u201d he scoffed. \u201cDon\u2019t make me laugh. The Ebonclaws have one daughter, and her name is Scarlett. This one\u2019s nothing but trash.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley\u2019s fists clenched until her nails dug into her palms. Her whole body trembled-not from fear, but from the humiliation, the injustice, the helplessness that had followed her like a shadow ever since she returned to the Pack that cast her out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Down the corridor, just outside the hospital wing, two figures stepped out of the elevator,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matriarch Duskgrave, regal and sharp-eyed despite her cane, paused mid-step. Her gaze locked onto the scene unfolding before her-Mia on the floor, a man towering over a bruised young girl with fury in his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u2019s that girl?\u201d the Matriarch murmured, narrowing her eyes. \u201cShe looks\u2026 familiar.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Beck followed her gaze, then blinked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Recognition hit her like lightning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s her,\u201d she whispered. \u201cThat\u2019s the girl I told you about. From the South Haven train station-the one\u00a0<\/p>\n
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who called me Mom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matriarch Duskgrave turned to her, startled. \u201cThe same girl?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Beck nodded, heart pounding. \u201cShe was being dragged away by her brother that night. She was terrified.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Matriarch fell silent, eyes never leaving Riley. The girl looked thin and worn, but there was something in her-something wild and unbroken. Protective.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And right then, that very girl was being threatened again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The driver raised his fist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley flinched.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But someone moved faster.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matriarch Duskgrave stormed forward, her cane swinging in a wide arc before it slammed into the driver\u2019s arm with a sharp crack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou filthy coward!\u201d she bellowed. \u201cYou think you can lay hands on a defenseless girl in broad daylight? Try it again. I dare you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She struck him again. And again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The driver stumbled back, caught off guard, face twisted in pain and disbelief as the old woman rained blows on him with surprising strength.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But rage burned hot in his chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCrazy old bat!\u201d he growled. \u201cYou wanna die?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He grabbed the cane with one powerful tug and yanked it free of her grip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without hesitation, he raised it-aiming for her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Time slowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley\u2019s breath caught in her throat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And then, instinct took over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She lunged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
C\u00a0<\/p>\n
The cane struck her back with a sickening sound. Pain exploded through her spine, white-hot and unbearable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she didn\u2019t let go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wrapped her arms around the Matriarch, shielding her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The Matriarch\u2019s eyes widened in shock as she looked down at the girl trembling in her arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou-you protected me?\u201d she whispered, stunned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley winced, biting down on the pain. \u201cI\u2019m fine,\u201d she said, though her voice trembled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re pale as death,\u201d the Matriarch said, voice tight with emotion. She hadn\u2019t known this girl before. But now, something in her heart cracked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley swayed, pain threatening to drag her under.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But still, she didn\u2019t move.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The driver raised the cane again, his face twisted with fury, ready to bring it down once more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And this time-he wasn\u2019t aiming to scare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He meant to kill.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley\u2019s vision blurred. Her back throbbed with blinding pain, her knees nearly buckling. She could barely breathe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But then-\u00a0<\/p>\n
Something snapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not just in her bones.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In her blood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A deep, ancient power surged up from her core-wild, uncontrollable, furious. The humiliation. The abuse. The betrayal. The abandonment. All of it ignited like dry leaves catching fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her fingers clawed into the air. Her spine arched, and a feral growl t\u00f3re from her throat-a sound no human could ever make.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The hallway fell silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Time froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And then-\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley exploded into white light.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bones cracked. Skin shimmered. The air around her trembled with raw, untamed energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The driver staggered back, his eyes widening in horror.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before him stood not a beaten girl-but a massive white wolf, tall and radiant, fur like moonlight, eyes glowing with unearthly silver.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gasps rippled through the corridor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone screamed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Matriarch Duskgrave took a shaky step back, her cane forgotten. \u201cA\u2026 white wolf\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs. Beck\u2019s hand flew to her mouth. \u201cThat\u2019s impossible\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley snarled, her massive paws digging into the floor tiles, her body crouched low-ready to strike.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2 2 F 3\u00a0<\/p>\n
The driver didn\u2019t even have time to run.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With a roar that shattered glass down the corridor, Riley lunged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
She slammed him into the wall like he was made of paper. He crumpled to the floor, groaning in terror, eyes filled with a fear he had never known.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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