After I Torched Alive, My Alpha Went crazy novel Chapter 7

With Sandy and his team joining, the flames were quickly extinguished. Elder of the pack confirmed that the fire had originated the interior of the lair.

But something didn't add up. Since moving here, I had relied on healthy fast food, never even using any fire.

Sandy's eyes scanned the small one-bedroom den. At the entrance, a long streak of blood led from the door across the living room, all the way to the balcony window. It was the mark of my final struggles, my attempt to survive.

A pink suitcase lay open on the bedroom floor, charred marks marring its surface. The inside was filled with shredded fabric—likely the cute dresses of a young girl.

Just as Sandy stepped forward to examine the suitcase, Lily's sharp scream startled him. He rushed out of the bedroom and found Lily standing in a pool of blood, her feet trembling. He immediately yanked her away from the balcony.

"What are you doing here?" he barked. "I told you to wait!"

Lily, tears in her eyes, whimpered, "I just wanted to help! I wanted to see if there's anything I can do!"

Beside them, Bob couldn't hold back his irritation.

"Help? You want to help by jumping off the balcony too? Is that it?" he spat, pointing to the open window. "The girl who died next to you fought with every ounce of her being to survive. She deserved a chance to live!"

He was seething with anger, his voice full of contempt. "Every time you waste our time with your antics, someone else dies. Someone innocent who could have been saved. The ones who really want to die don't make a spectacle of it. They don't scream for attention like you do!"

He stepped toward the window, his words cutting through the air. "If you're so eager to die, why don't you take the plunge? I won't stop you."

Sandy stood between them, shielding Lily with his body. "Bob, enough! Life doesn't have a hierarchy of worth. You know damn well that no one could have predicted a fire like this!" His tone was firm, but the irritation in his eyes was clear.

One of the female team members, her position just below Sandy's, rolled her eyes at the situation. "Sandy, Lily is an adult. If she has issues, she should see a doctor. It's not our job to babysit her. If you're so attached to her, that's your problem, not ours."

She raised an eyebrow, making her thoughts known. "If I had known we were coming to save her, I never would have come."

The rest of the team murmured in agreement. It became clear to me that Sandy had only told them that it was an urgent mission, rallying everyone to help. He hadn't mentioned the specifics—the real reason why they were all here. The members of the pack, always loyal and dutiful, had followed without question, bringing their best rescue equipment, only to find themselves responding to yet another of Lily's cries for help.

As they left, Lily stepped on the half-broken bracelet that lay on the floor, twisting it beneath her heel. She gave a malicious smile, not bothering to look back as she crushed it.

"Sandy, you know I can't stay home alone. My thoughts will get the best of me. Can't you stay with me for a little longer?"

Sandy forced a smile,in agreement.

If he and his wolf had stayed in the room a little longer, they would have noticed my scent lingering in the room.

Unfortunately, he left without looking back, taking Lily with him.

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Author's Words: c'mon, all you have to do is turn around and you'll realize it!