Chapter 7

Amelia's POV

I sat in the back of the taxi, my heart pounding in my chest as I stared out the window. It was hard to believe that I had actually escaped from the alpha king's mansion. After everything I had been through, it felt like a dream.

As the taxi drove away from the mansion, I couldn't help but reflect on my stay there. I had been treated like a prisoner, kept under constant surveillance and told what to do every minute of the day. The alpha king had been cruel and cold, showing no compassion or kindness towards me.

But why? Why would he be willing to sacrifice me and my unborn child to break the curse? It didn't make any sense. I couldn't understand why he would be so heartless, so willing to use us as mere tools to achieve his own desires.

As I thought about it more, I realized that the curse must have been weighing heavily on him. It must have been the cause of his cruel behavior, his inability to control himself during the full moon. Perhaps he was afraid of what he might