Chapter 103\u00a0<\/p>\n
Selene\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re in the Crimson Pack.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Crimson Pack?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alpha Damien\u2019s pack?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The most powerful pack in the world?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s impossible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yes, it had been strange how Damien had opened a door and suddenly we were in a room. But that didn\u2019t 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\u2019t simply walk from one to the other in a heartbeat\u00a0<\/p>\n
That wasn\u2019t how the world worked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing the disbelief written plainly across my face, the woman smiled, clearly amused.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t believe me?\u201d she asked lightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked at her. \u201cWould you believe yourself?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a moment, she blinked, then her lips curved wider, an actual laugh slipping out of her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right,\u201d she said, unbothered. \u201cIt is absurd to believe that someone could be in one place and then another that fast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes narrowed slightly as I tilted my head, studying her. \u201cThen why would you say something like that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only then did she speak again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause it\u2019s the truth.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes, something impossible becomes possible.\u201d Her eyes gleamed faintly. \u201cEspecially when our alpha is involved.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I paused. My brows drew together as I looked at her. \u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She straightened, finally facing me fully, that infuriatingly calm smile still on her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cLet me lay it out plainly for you, Lady Selene,\u201d she said. \u201cAlpha Damien can go anywhere he wants as long as he opens a door.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d The word slipped out before I could stop it. \u201cWhat do you mean by that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt a chill crawl up my spine as realization began to form. \u201cAre you saying that as long as he opens a door, he can appear anywhere he wants?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She nodded without hesitation, as if she were confirming something trivial.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d she said simply. \u201cWell, provided he\u2019s been there before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My heart skipped a beat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce Alpha Damien has been somewhere,\u201d she continued, \u201cthere are no borders or wards that can stop him, no pack territory to cross, and most importantly, without anyone knowing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I sat frozen on the bed. I couldn\u2019t move.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But this?\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was beyond what I had imagined.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To walk into enemy territory without being detected. To cross borders as if they didn\u2019t 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damien never started wars, not because he was merciful, but because he never saw us as equals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We were prey. Prey foolish enough to wander into his territory on our own, offering ourselves up for slaughter. If he\u2019d wanted to, he could have wiped out every pack, one by one, and claimed all the land as his own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My fingers tightened around the sheets covering my body.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This man was dangerous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Far more dangerous than I had ever given him credit for.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And I had just given myself to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A bitter knot formed in my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What have you gotten yourself into, Selene?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cI have to say,\u201d she said, \u201cthis is very surprising.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I lifted my gaze to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
5 vouchers\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter all,\u201d she continued, \u201cyou\u2019re the first person who has ever been brought into the Crimson Pack in more than a thousand years.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I blinked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was true. I had always known the Crimson Pack was closed off, isolated even from every other packs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So why me?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why would Damien bring me here?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman tilted her head, studying me again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd oh, before I forget\u201d she added casually, \u201cI hope you\u2019ll forgive me for what I\u2019m about to do, Lady Selene.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I lowered my hand slowly, my instincts flaring.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a very curious person,\u201d she said with a smile that didn\u2019t reach her eyes. \u201cAnd when I\u2019m curious, I tend to act on it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before I could ask what she meant, my gaze snapped to her hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t hesitate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The dagger left her fingers in a flash, slicing through the air straight toward my head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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