---- CELINE I didn''t even think twice before forcing the shift, but surprise, surprise Icouldn''t summon my Alpha wolf.


    "Mfa! What the hell are you doing?!" "Tts the whip! It must be enchanted, Aaaggg! I CANT SHIFT!" My wolf roared inside me.


    I kicked wildly in every direction, struggling on the ground to get up, but the blows, kicks, and punches rained down on my body.


    "You filthy vampire bitch, you asked for it the hard way!" "Rip her clothes offI''m going to enjoy breaking her!" "Aagagrr, Aahahh!" My ws dug into anyone who dared to lean down to strip me, but soon my wrists were pinned above my head, my legs pried apart.


    My face snapped to the side with a brutal p that nearly knocked me unconscious.


    Ibit my tongue, swallowing more blood as a kicknded hard against my ribs and stomach.


    The whip wrapped around my thigh like a venomous snake, tightening more and more.


    But I would resist until deathI wouldn''t end up like my mother.


    I wouldnt allow it.


    Id rather die first! "Mia, you''re an Alphafight harder, PUSH HARDER...


    this spell belongs to alow-rank mage!" ---- Iurged my wolf, hearing the tearing of my clothes.


    My swollen eyes struggled to focus, and I fought against the darkness threatening to consume me.


    "Someonesing, Celine, people areing!" She warned me without stopping the fight, but we were too weak.


    Mia hated my vampire blood as much as I did, but one undeniable fact remainedI needed to feed on that vital liquid.


    However, I resisted it.


    I tried burying those instincts deep inside me.


    Still, moments like this reminded me how much stronger I could be if I fed regrly instead of waiting until I was nearly desated, and Quinn had to force me to drink from him.


    What the hell?!" "Shit, it''s the sorcerer patrol looking for ves!" "Run! Leave the woman!" Their sudden shouts and themotion filled the night.


    The forest moved as if arge group was approaching.


    I struggled to sit up amidst the torches and chaos, barely able to see anything.


    Coughing blood, with several broken ribs, I clenched my teeth in agony, trying to free myself from the whip abandoned around my thigh.


    "Come on,e on," I muttered, desperately wing at the bindings.


    "I did it..." Iwas about to shift and run like hell when a shadow blocked the little