My eyes widened in horror as his claws slashed across my stomach, the very place where I had been protecting Alpha Magnus's baby.
Pain shot through me, and I collapsed, gasping for air. My hands trembled as I clutched my bleeding stomach, tears blurring my vision.
"This is your consequence, Astrid," Asher said, his voice devoid of sympathy. "You abandoned us for that damned Alpha, and he's been cheating on you with his Beta all along."
His words cut deeper than his claws.
I lay there, bleeding, my voice lost to agony. The world around me blurred, and all I could hear was the sound of my brother walking away, leaving me in a pool of my own blood.
That night changed my life forever.
I lost two things that could never be replaced: the innocent life of my child and my blind trust in Alpha Magnus.
After I recovered, I made my decision—I would return to the Crimson Pack. Even if they despised me for once choosing our enemy, I no longer cared. I had only one purpose left.
Revenge.