( Hours before the attack)

Damien sat in the sitting room, filling the room with more silence that increased his hearing to his pounding heart. He couldn't get her face out of his head, her anger and her disgust every time she sees him, which causes his heart to ache.

She hates me beyond words.

He affirmed in his mind, clasping his fingers together and gritting his teeth. Just then, he heard familiar footsteps approaching him.

" Alpha," Luke bowed on getting to his side, " how was the party?"

" Don't ask me, more like I don't exist in the gathering," he said with his dropping head,

Luke sighed,...