Alpha’s Hybrid Cinderella – Chapter 59

It was a stalemate. Evan’s side had the discipline, the experience, and the Alpha himself to bolster their strength tenfold. But handicapping that was the crumbling unity thanks to the wave of mass suspicion and accusations different sub-packs and families threw at each other in the midst of the boiling tension. It took Evan’s snarling warnings to everyone involved that he would personally deal with their pettiness if they didn’t shut up.

But besides that, the enemy had rogues who would resort to anything, even the lowest of tactics like holding hostages. There were rescue missions here and there to pry free the last of the captured civilians who had been snatched before they could evacuate. It was brutal work with casualties, but the people came first.

It was transformative. I had only known Evan these last few month, but before then, I knew as well as anyone else of his blood-soaked reputation. Before this catastrophe, no one would ever have guessed he would devote himself so tirelessly to the civilian residents of the Scarlet territory.

of all, the Alpha. Civilians residing on Scarlet territory were technically affiliated with the pack since they had permission to live there, but they weren’t part of the real family.

rusted. He made sure with his own hands that he saved those who could be saved. There was nothing too dangerous for him to take on, nothing too inconsequential. If there were lives at stake, he went.

— of Peelle.

put up a stubborn fight when Evan asked me to stay behind. Peelle had given his life to keep me safe, and my throwing it away because of something petty like feeling useless was spitting on his sacrifice.

ard with only the weight of my own life in my hands. I

marks on him anymore because of his regeneration, and that was all I cared about. Every time he left with his Deltas, the fear that he would be attacked with the toxin again tortured me, but until now, another three days since we arrived, we had yet to see any sign of its return.

im otherwise. Security was always at its peak around the campus to ensure no one could sneak in and ambush him while he recuperated, and there was one good thing that came out of the tensions infected the entirety of the pack. Everyone distrusted the other factions enough to keep a close eye on each other as well as watching out for external threats.

And if not then, surely the day after that.

e need that for? He had strength and speed and intelligence. Most important of all, he could bind everyone to him, make them stronger, raise up the pack and make them swell with power.

him, the surging drive to make the world safe for the ones he wanted to protect, the determination to succeed whatever the odds, whatever the obstacles.

et pack had never been more powerful, and everyone gravitated to it as if he were the sun.

d grow dim, and where there was day, there was night.

the night was about to come upon us.

***

ally had many occasions to shift.

not for my own sake, but for others, like Evan.

d to me.

andedly, and the state he had come back in last night proved it.

low us was selfish.

myself for a few hours a day?

’re still working on the code system to try to circumvent that.”

want to establish regular communication by the end of the week. Distributing the radio transceivers was a good idea, but we need to be able to use them to the full.”

ivate bunk? Do we have space for that with the civilians needing room, too?”

tories within our perimeter. The Glilies can use that for now. There likely aren’t any civilians left to extract out of the rest of the city anymore, so we won’t need to worry about limited space from here on out.”

of his…

ealous? Was I going crazy?

em know when you have time.”

pecific. I’ll sort them out when I’ve

“Y

look antsy. You want to say hello to Ken that much?

m his mind. With a laugh, I shook my head in disbelief. “Are you going to make it weird! Of course I want to say hi. He’s a friend.” I made sure to emphasize the final word with a glow

thinks he has a chance with you if I

und like he’ll plot your

tory smile as he walked toward me. “Maybe you need a reminder how beautiful you are.”