Episode: 8
Sophia slices into Liya’s arm with a dagger to destroy the Moon Mark. Across the building, Lucas collapses on the stairs as his wrist flares with shared pain. The family butler warns Sophia to stop, but she raises the blade again. Lucas unleashes his inner wolf power, sends an energy shockwave down the corridor, and charges at Sophia, seizing her throat with glowing blue eyes.
Sophia presses a dagger against Liya's arm to carve out the Moon Mark. Liya cries out that she only wants to study for classes. Sophia ignores her pleas and cuts directly into her flesh, making Liya scream.
Lucas collapses on the steps as his bonded wrist burns with agony. Reed Butler warns Sophia that her cruelty is awakening Alpha instincts. Sophia refuses to listen and defiantly continues her attack on Liya.
Lucas's eyes light up with wolf power on the staircase as he commits to protecting Liya. In the hallway, a fellow student urges Sophia to stop, but Sophia raises the dagger to strike Liya again.
A sudden burst of energy sweeps across the academy corridor, throwing students onto the floor. Lucas's spirit wolf appears in the air, roaring an order for the crowd to stop their attack on Liya immediately.
Sophia drops her dagger to the ground in terror. Lucas sprints across the hallway with glowing blue eyes. He lunges directly at Sophia and grabs her tightly by the throat to protect Liya.
“Once that mark is gone, Lucas won't even look at you again.”
“Stop! You're setting off an Alpha's instincts.”
“Good. Let his instincts decide who really belongs next to him.”
“Let her go.”
Lucas pins Sophia by the throat in the middle of the hallway while his eyes glow bright blue with wolf energy. Liya remains injured on the floor, surrounded by scattered scholarship papers. Will Lucas lose control of his inner wolf and harm Sophia, or can he pull back in time to treat Liya's wound?