~Annalyn POV~
The Alpha's growl shook the night air, his golden eyes burning brighter until his entire body twisted, bones cracking as fur tore through his skin. His howl was deep enough to rattle my bones as I stepped back, heart pounding, breath frozen.
But before his claws could reach us, Matteo moved again, too fast and merciless. His hand sank deep into the wolf's chest, a sound... raw, wet, violent... echoed into the stillness of the highway, in one brutal motion, he ripped out the Alpha's heart, scarlet and pulsing in his fist. The beast's body collapsed onto the asphalt with a thud that made my legs weak as Matteo threw the heart aside with disgust, his face calm, and his eyes cold.
The other black wolves froze and then fear took them. One by one, they turned and ran, their howls fading into the distance, swallowed by the forest.
Ezra's voice break the silence. "Matteo… you shouldn't have killed him! Not the Alpha because the Council won't forgive this."
