Chapter 979 - What Hurts More Than Betrayal

Each breath became a battle, his muscles seizing as though his very bones were snapping one by one, his heart crumpling under invisible weight.

Clyde's knees buckled beneath him, and with a guttural gasp, he collapsed to the ground.

His body convulsed uncontrollably, the agony ripping through him like shards of glass.

All around him, the world blurred, but Lev's mocking smile remained, sharp and clear.

The Alpha's body shuddered, guttural growls mingling with choked curses as blood spilled from his lips, staining the cold ground beneath him.

Clyde's muscles strained against the searing pain, his instincts screaming at him to crawl away, to survive.

But his limbs felt like dead weights, pinned by an unseen force.