a’s

shaken and didn't know how to react, and t

mething about his look I couldn't decipher; h

and violently shaking me before throwing me away. M

this." I regained my composure and

growl in pain. "Y

iture to create a barrier between us and grabbed a rod from the

ght came to mind to use the window, n

mind-link the guards on patrol, I ra

over me when I noticed t

lf form without a care in the wo

which became louder, making my heart rac

l that made my wolf giggle. This wasn't th

y paw as I growled in pain. I looked

me. It seeped into my veins, sapping m

htened its grip. Fear and confusion enveloped me as th

growled again, this time louder. With the trap tig

******

eadache, feeling disoriented

walls, making everything look bright a

e out what happened. The room's bright

Where was I? How did I get here? The confusion in my head

to shake off the dizziness, a

place, memories started t

confirm that I wasn't in Croftwood territory. The real

from outside, an

ad shoulders indicated strength and confidence. The way he ca

ent, as if trying to figu

ing a mix of worry and relief, but

rse. The room filled with te

dn't let my guard down i

to heal up completely," he said, s

my wolf, remained dormant,

into a trap laced with wolfsbane, so it

im, wondering how he c

Sasha said in my hea

that Sasha wasn't hurt. My reaction p

I barely knew, but in that moment, I chose

ssy as if he was mi

in wearing a white coat and a friendly

o the man, who ackn

face as he checked my vitals

ee d

Let's take a look at you

e wound had been, his e

ake much longer to heal, and there should be some re

ake a look," the p

, his expression

tan had hurt me—choked, slapped, and beaten me

s, the injuries would

into the room. He carried an undeniable aura of a

ried himself; it was an energy that spoke of a nat

a boulder, my heart racing faster with every breath.

ta Zach baring their necks, a cle

sed under my breath, "Fuck my life,

th caught as the realization hit me, and my eyes w