Chapter 42: Your Own Alpha

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Finnian huddled in on himself at a corner, his head resting on his knee, and his entire body quivered with fear. The relentless whispers encircled him like a storm, and each one gnawed at his sanity. His hands were pressed tightly against his ear, but it was futile – those cruel, insidious voices still slithered into his mind, threatening to take over.

'You are a monster…'

'Did you see the terror in their eyes… ?'

'They will kill you… !'

'They despise what you've become… !'

'Your sister will never forgive you… !'

'I can protect you…'

'Surrender to the curse…'

Each taunt, every venomous word, seeped mercilessly into his thoughts, and it dragged him deeper into despair.