The Alpha's Promise ✔️

C H A P T E R 59

Without You

"You said I killed you, haunt me then! Be with me always, take any form. Drive me mad! Only do not leave in this abyss where I cannot find you." -Wuthering Heights

ZANE DE LUCA

Humans take stupidity to another level. Two asshats walk in front of me, tugging on my chains while two follow behind me. I continue to act as if the wolfsbane is still heavy in my system but I've been able to gather my senses on the walk to the lake. Hopefully, they don't realize that it takes more wolfsbane to knock an alpha out.

"Can't wait to see this wolf freak drown," one of the hunters in the front says.

"Too bad we couldn't drown the girl too," his companion replies.

It takes everything in me not to growl but I keep my composure.

Just as we reach the sand surrounding the lake, pain grips my chest. Immediately, I know that Alessandra has been hurt. It's not a slow blossom of pain like a simple injury, it's immediate and hits me straight in the chest. Whatever has happened is life-threatening. The single thought of her being in pain pushes my wolf to the surface despite the traces of wolfsbane in my bloodstream. For that moment, my body is no longer under my control as I relinquish control to my wolf. 

"Guys his eyes-"

I don't let him finish that sentence. My hands are still bound but my canines extend and I pierce them into his neck. Blood fills my mouth as the hunter struggles but I rip a chunk of his flesh out of his neck, silencing him forever. The guy next to him reaches for his knife but I knock my head against his bald one, using all the force in my body, sending him to the ground. The other two have already begun to run and I'm instantly full of rage. They must have known Donata was going to kill her and that's enough to warrant death. Using every damn muscle in my body, I rip through the cuffs and reach the hunters with my werewolf speed. I snap each of their necks, wishing to prolong their deaths but getting to Alessandra in time is more important.

The pain in my chest has amplified so I shift into my wolf. I'm able to track down Alessandra's scent within a matter of minutes but dread fills me as I get closer. It's not just her signature scent of vanilla that fills my nose, there's also blood.

No.

I run faster, desperate to find her when I come across my worst nightmare. Quickly, I shift back into my human form and call out to her.

"Alessandra!"

A sob breaks free as I find her body covered in the blood leaking from her chest and back.

"No, no, no," I chant.

The tiny bit of hope, the little light keeping me sane, leaves me in the next moment. It's a pain like no other. It does not compare to being tortured, attacked by a Nightshade, or being pumped full of wolfsbane. It feels as if the goddess herself reached into my body and ripped off half of my soul.

"ALESSANDRA!" I cry out. Now the tears stream down my face with no sign of stopping. I cradle her body to my chest and rock back and forth.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Please come back."

Ricardo appears in front of me with his family trailing behind him. His eyes are wide open in horror as he stares at the lifeless body of his little sister.

"No," he whispers, it's one word yet it carries so much anguish.

"Alessandra!" Valentina cries out. She falls to her knees in front of me and cups her daughter's face as tears stream down her face. Words escape her mouth in a blubbering mess but I'm unable to hear them clearly.