roat raw with rage as I
le stretching into a cold, mocki
ela?" Tears of betrayal burned my eyes, but I forced th
in my shoes, you would have done the exact same thing. Mother said your wolf was finally awakening, and she needed you complete
licking her wrist toward the
do you mean
vy iron gauntlet struck the side of my head. Pain exp
focating air of the underground dungeons fi
pack
to be dead. My father had literally ordered my execution in front of the ent
vering in the freezing gloom. That was when I felt
s sh
s man from the
ed my senses, sending a sharp, intoxicating shiver straight down my spine. Warmth bloomed deep in my chest,
eart. He was telling the truth. I could feel it through the newly forged bond thru
its hinges, shattering the quiet. Heavy footsteps echoed d
She set it down in the center of the cell and sat, smoothing out her flawl
ing her legs. "Well, Father received an urgent, unexpected call early this morning. He and M
t if you weren't dead yet, you were to be brought back unharmed. He even said if you were wounded, you should be treated in the infirmary immediately. No
efore I could flinch away, her cold, delicate fingers
he murmured softly, her eyes glinting with d
. I slapped her hand away with every ou
e done to me!" I leaned forward, my knuckles turning white against the dirt. "If you want me dead, kill me right now while you have the chance!
iped her hand against her skirt, a pathe
because I had no choice, but I hope you'll under
or behind her. The soft, cruel smile never left her lips, making
ed back in carrying a covered wooden tray holding a plate and a bras
ered sweetly, gazing down at me with fake pity. "Please tr
epped back, locked the iron bars, and v
ip of water somewhere deeper in the dungeon. My stomach twisted with agonizing hunger
g my pride, I crawl
portion of white rice. Hungry and desperate, I s
ired, and clearly spoiled, the food had been carefully arranged to lo
outh, I grabbed the brass cup, threw my head back
ting hit the back of
lly hit my nose. It wasn't water. It was urine. Angela
sly until everything in my stomach poured out onto the stone floor. I retched and sobbed
dark, crushing despair suffocating my chest. Angela hadn't just framed me-she had systematically destroyed my digni
ed until my tear ducts ran dry, letting the exhaus
! BANG
nst metal shattered the silence,sion blurred and my head spinning. The heavy cell door was t
the dim torchlight behind them. Their faces were grim, hardened, and complete
a vice-like grip that bruised my skin instantly. He yanked me to my
he damp walls like a death sentence. "The Alph
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