CHAPTER 119 - Beta Memories

Ryan Juan shook his head, trying to throw off his action of seeing the Red Witch in secret, evident regret displayed on his weathered face. He went on after a long sip of water. "A week later, I caught Helen torturing Darla. She had her pinned to a tree with magic and was shooting small sticks into her flesh." Juan shook his head again, looking like he wished he could blot out the memory of what he saw. "What Helen did to that she-wolf was a haunting reminder of the darkness she had carefully hidden beneath her facade of love. The shock and betrayal had been overwhelming, leaving me feeling as though ice water flowed through my veins. I had ended things with her, thinking it was the end of our twisted tale. But Helen wasn't one to let go so easily. Her final words to me were a threat, a promise to destroy my position as Beta if I didn't return to her. The fear and dread that filled me then was almost suffocating, the realization that I could never truly escape her grasp made me die