Burn in the Alpha Princess’s Wrath

    Chapter 178 A Shadow in the Dark

    bLeslie’s /bPOV

    The banquet had ended, and I was already feeling a bit tired.

    Asphodel let out a long yawn from deep within my chest. She was bored too.

    I exchanged a few words with my father, Lars, then headed out on my own.

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    Finished

    I’d had a bit of red wine tonight–not enough to get drunk, but enough to make me want to walk it off. Too much had happened tonight. It all sat heavy on my chest, suffocating and weighty.

    Kirby’s sudden appearance, Eric’s deration of love… it all left my mind in disarray.

    “iA /iipack /iiof /iiclueless /iifools/ii,/i” Asphodel whispered inside me. “iWhy /iilet /iithem /iidisturb /iiyour /iipeace/i, Lesliei? /iiThey’re /inot worth iit/ii./ii” /i

    I nodded in agreement.

    The city lights had just begun to bloom, casting my shadow long on the

    pavement.

    The night was thick, the breeze cool as it brushed across my face and stirred my hair.

    I walked in heels, my steps a little heavier than usual. The streets were mostly empty, and the feeling of solitude clung to me like a second skin.

    Not far ahead, the road dimmed. The streetlights had been smashed.

    I paused, immediately sensing a piercing chill in the darkness.

    I didn’t just look–I reached out with my Alpha senses, alert and sharpened.

    I stayed still. I could smell it; a foreign scent drifting from a narrow, pitch–ck side path nearby.

    That scent reeked of tension, greed, and… something darker–malice, murky and unmistakably

    Gamma.

    Gamma–wolves bred forbat. The strongest of them could rival even Alphas.

    In the brief moment I hesitated, two broad–shouldered Gamma males slowly stepped out of the shadows.

    They tried to appear calm, but their quickened heartbeats and chaotic pheromones betrayed

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    them.

    ???

    #Finished

    “Princess of the Rogue Pack,” one of them said, “a certain gentleman would like a word with you. Come with us.”

    My face stiffened, breath catching for a second.

    Trouble. I should’ve brought the royal Rogue Pack guards after all.

    Still, there was no panic in me. My expression stayed steady andposed.

    I slowly raised my gaze to meet theirs, eyes sharp and icy.

    “Is this a challenge… or a kidnapping?b” /b

    These two weren’t enough to worry me. But I needed to know what kind of situation I was facing.

    Was this bad luck—or something more?

    They hesitated for a moment, clearly caught off guard by my reaction.

    “It’s just a chat,” one of them said, gesturing toward the ckened path.

    A small, flickering crimson light glowed in the shadows–someone was smoking.

    So, someone was waiting for me after all.

    The air grew instantly heavier, the threat lingering and undefined–but it was there, and I could feel it. Whoever it was, they didn’te with good intentions.

    I could still run.

    But if I did, I’d be pushing this danger into the shadows. It would find me again, sooner orter.

    “iKill /iithem/ii,/ii” /iAsphodel said in a cold voice inside my mind. i“/iPurge ithese /iifilthy /iihyenas/i.”

    No. That would be letting them off too easily.

    I wanted to know who dared move against me so brazenly.

    So I stepped forward in my heels–calm, unhurried–and walked straight toward the dark.

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    Burn in the Alpha Princess’s Wrath

    Chapter 179 Smoke and Shadows