The Betrayal at Midnight

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Trusting no one was Elena’s rule, until she met Marcus—a charming Beta who claimed to be an ally. He listened, encouraged, and promised to keep her identity safe. For months, she allowed herself to lean on him. But one winter night, she caught his scent laced with silver—the hunters’ metal.Marcus had sold her secret for a price. When the ambush came, Elena was ready. She shifted under the moonlight, revealing her true form at last: silver fur, crimson eyes glowing with ancestral power. The hunters trembled, unprepared for the fury of an Alpha unleashed. Marcus fled into the woods, shame burning in his scent. Elena stood victorious but scarred—reminded that even Alphas can bleed when trust is broken.