Thor
techamber closed with a soft click, sealing the four of us inside. The silence that fell wa
a look of welcome or even acknowledgement. It was the loo
the stone walls around us. There was no trace of warmth in it, no emotion a
d. "You are Number One." Her finger shifted t
k eyes met mine. "And
, and you strip away their identity. I saw the hope drain from the fa
voice a relentless monotone. "You will obey. Your live
n the unnerving quiet. "I'm sure you've heard the stories. The whispers in your home packs about the cursed
r One began to tre
ing. "His inner wolf... it is insatiable. It despises the scent of other wol
e ice water trickl
ires a... companion," she said, the word 'companion' dr
ed pacing and stood before us, her eyes glinting in the dim lig
ur fate. Number One let out a choked, piercing s
own at the collapsed girl.
th a sigh of impatience, I stepped forward and knelt, hauling Number One
, a hint of surprise in thei
d menial tasks around the castle. Do not attempt to escape. The guards' wolves are fast, and they e
she was standing directly in front of me. Her scent w
meant only for me. "Do not for a second believe your bloodline grants you any
ear. "You have no inner wolf. Which means you have no
hout a wolf's scent was to be without a soul, without allure, without value. I
s had the op
wolf...
nsult, but as a revelation. A key clickin
t, the very presence, of another she-wolf's spir
idn't h
n to form in the depths of my mind. A tiny, flic
was specific? What if the very thing that had made me an outcast my entire
ster's curse co
with a satisfied smirk. She thought she had broken me. She had
ibility. It was a gamble of impossible odds, my life hanging on a
s a c
a new light. A calculating, focused glint that
to its brisk, authoritative tone, "foll
nd swept out
. My head was down, my expression hidden, but my
fying pulse of a desperate
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