cell. She was firstly scared, but the

ng sound echoed through the darkness-like claws skimming over stone. Her pulse quickened as she lay still. The heavy

repeated, even c

inal place between horror and pain. It wasn't simply the fear of what waited in t

rse over time. She had known pain before, but nothing like this. It felt as if her entire bei

roken bond was killing her anyway. It was a kind of double t

e...

over her. Every inch of her body felt like it was c

air grew still once more. Whatever had been ther

sharp anguish of rejection. Her throat was dry, and her skin prickled with cold sweat as she

bond being severed. She had heard stories of mates being rejecte

breath would feel like a bla

e the cold stone walls of her cell. The moist air stuck to her skin, and th

ans

ruly alone she was, her heart started to pound in her chest. The weight of

over her skin when she heard slow, purposeful footsteps down the narrow hallway. Despair coursed through he

a while, yesterday's free person, today's priso

en't cold and haughty like she'd expected. No, there was something unbelievable about him. Kindness? Car

rought you something to eat," he said gently. Constance looked at the items for a moment, hesita

am I?" Constan

her a look that suggested he was assessing her. "

tened. "Lyra..

"She's being held in another prison. The Alpha will decide what happen

" Constance said, slightly

a while with a furrowed fac

he Alpha, r

lfless, ar

summed up her entire existence and served as a consta

had a mate? And your mate is an Al

no answer. She wasn't lying, but she rea

It's dangerous for someone like you here. The Alpha

er pack had always viewed her as weak and a burden, but no

ked, her voice tinged with uncertaint

were about to smile. "I don't like to see people

saw something in his eyes-empathy, perhaps? Or something deeper? Whatever it was, it

't someone you want to cross. Be cautious when you speak to hi

seething with nervous tension. "Why would

ything. Without your wolf, you're seen as weak.

s, without her wolf, she felt exactly that. And with Keen's rejection s

leave, she murmured

ck at her. How could she suggest t

se, he said and g

re, and the fear of what was to come felt overwhelming. But now she knew that Lyra was somewhere there, and Callum might help her, bec

her cell. But now Constance understood that the real thre