After the attack earlier that day,
Ayaan's mother was deeply shaken.
She lay on her bed, trying to sleep…
…but sleep refused to come.
Her eyes were closed…
yet her mind kept replaying the same scene
—
again and again.
That terrifying battle…
Between Arnav…and Alpha.
"Eight Years Ago…"
The night was at its darkest.
Lightning ripped across the sky.
Fierce winds shook the trees.
Blood was scattered across the ground.
And standing in the middle of it—
Arnav.
His breaths were heavy…His breaths were heavy.
His eyes burned crimson.
Blood still dripped from his hands.
Around him…
lay the lifeless bodies of werewolves.
Then—
A deep, monstrous growl echoed through the darkness.
From behind the trees…
a shadow slowly emerged.
Its eyes glowed like burning embers.
It was—
The Alpha.
Larger… stronger… far more terrifying than any other werewolf.
And his gaze was locked directly on Arnav
.
Alpha (with rage):"So… you're the one, Arnav, who slaughtered my pack."
Arnav (calm, yet sharp):"And you're the one… who broke the treaty and started this war."
For a moment—
silence.
Only thunder and the screaming wind.
Suddenly—
"GRRRAAAHHH!!!"
With a deafening roar, Alpha lunged at him.
The ground trembled beneath the force.
Arnav reacted instantly—
Vanishing in a blur of speed.
The next moment—
He was behind Alpha.
"THAAD!!"
A powerful strike landed.
The fight escalated rapidly—
Claws slashing…Claws slashing.
Superhuman speed…Superhuman speed…
Blood spraying into the air.
One attack tore through Arnav's shoulder—
But he ignored the pain.
Arnav (with a faint smirk):"That's it…?"
Enraged, Alpha became even more ferocious.
They clashed again—
The ground shook…
The air grew heavy.
As if death itself had descended upon them.
Finally—
Using his speed and strength,Using his speed and strength, Arnav slammed Alpha to the ground.
"DHAAAM!!"
Alpha was weakened.
Struggling to rise.
Alpha (breathing heavily):"You… can't win…"You… can't win.
We will return…"
Arnav stepped toward him slowly.
But this time—
There was no anger in his eyes.
Arnav (cold, yet deep):"I don't want to kill you, Alpha."
"True strength…
doesn't come from taking lives…"
"…but from saving them."
He lowered his hand.
Turned around.
And began to walk away—
As if he wanted to end the war right there.
But then—
"SWISSHH!!!"
A flash.
A sudden strike.
And—
Silence.
Arnav turned instantly.
His eyes widened.
Alpha lay on the ground.
This time—
lifeless.
Slowly…
Arnav's gaze lifted—
Toward the darkness…
From where that attack had come.
Someone else was there.
Someone…
hidden in the shadows.
In a single, precise moment—
That figure had used incredible speed…
and driven a silver sword straight into Alpha's heart.
Killing him instantly.
But—
Arnav couldn't chase that shadow.
He was too badly injured.
And that night—
A truth was born.
Someone else was there…
The real player of that war.
"Present…"
Suddenly—
"AAAAAOOOHHHH!!!"
A loud, terrifying howl tore through the silence of the night.
Ayaan's mother jolted awake.
Her breathing was heavy.
Her forehead drenched in sweat.
She looked around in fear.
Everything was silent.
But the fear on her face was unmistakable—
As if…
she knew that shadow.
And now, the question was—
If she knew the truth all along.
Then why had she kept it hidden for so many years?
What was she afraid of…?
And what would happen…
if that truth finally came out?
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