Chapter 69 The Forest Of Elders

• The forest seemed a magical place, but that night, its shadows concealed a deep terror. Nathan was carried to the elders' house, located at the heart of the forest. Adrian, with a racing heart and trembling hands, accompanied his father, feeling the weight of responsibility. They couldn't take the alpha to the hospital; they couldn't treat him like an ordinary human. The wounds covering Nathan's body were deep and strange, radiating a malignant energy that hindered any attempt at healing.
• Adrian watched in anguish as the elders prepared special herbs and ointments. His father's pain was unbearable, his groans echoing through the wooden house, turning the night into a nightmare. The wounds, instead of closing as they normally would for a wolf, remained open, pulsating with a sinister glow. The young man couldn't shake the image of the creature that had attacked them. Its cold, inhuman eyes haunted his thoughts, sending chills through him with each memory.
• Outside, the pack was restless. The alpha, the cornerstone of their world, had been ambushed and gravely injured. Fear and uncertainty gripped each member. They wondered what that demonic figure was and how it managed to breach their defenses. The unshakable confidence in the alpha's strength was shaken, and the fear that something darker was at play took hold.