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, sweat, and something rotten I couldn't name. It clung t

sharp, strong odour that w

at I couldn't help but w

ced to a dull, throbbing ache in my muscles, like I had been trampled upon by a

and a lot heavie

er c

oil lamps with dull, flickering flames, swinging from wooden

whispers, hushed sobs, and t

n't a

a low voice g

se of it. How many did

eyes widen

ered, rough and indifferent. "Bu

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s sluggish, as I tried to und

in a

ges. The cages were packed on top of each other. In them were figures

ains, but the silver bi

ttered. A woman, her voice

d when I mo

roat was raw, my voice barely mor

th wide, hollow eyes. "The pits," she whispe

er crawled

e wolves disappearing, only to reappear as broken pieces of t

unded. No.

breathing coming faster. "

head. "I don't know

ave been here

rising panic. I needed to stay calm.

emories from last nig

la

, perdat

e forced the wolfsb

ad whispered onc

i

very touch, ever

together, now felt like an even

like a far away storm pressing down on my sense

suffo

f. The realization cut deep into my

bound to a mate who had drugged and s

ed a deep, burning

I thought

ful. It could even kill me. But what was li

ns, the murmurs of the Lycan traders, and focused inward.

separation. My voice st

flame and

nd lie cold

sworn, now

ow, erase

moon, he

s bond, le

ame, no m

wn with mo

nt forget

ght erase

l, by blo

g, and so you

rom my lips, as tear

nt, nothin

everythin

ike wildfire. My pulse roared in my ears. Hea

against the pain. My skin tingle

h

N

d my hands and feet broke a

Ahh's, rippled t

hard. My fingers weren't fingers anymore. The

markings along my arms and legs pulsed-gl

d tu

first ti

of voices g

wolf!" someon

e," anothe

etch a hi

pproached.

e forward, the lamplight catching the scar running across his rig

e?," he drawled. "A

ame voice I h

a menta

low in m

ned. "You will

for sale,"

etheart. Everything's

ers whispering and calcu

gerous," o

kes her valuabl

ed through the iron bars

him. He jerked his h

uttered, shaki

st extra."

her f

le

ll eyes darted toward th

he ap

hes. His presence demanded attention,

onto me. Cold

s, but he didn'

iled. A slow,

epping closer, "let's see

ader hesitated

the man si

he man r

stured to two guards. They stepped

tense a

e door swung

ct before my claws tore across his che

behind, but I twisted, snapping my ja

s eru

rain

he's dangerous

eart pounding. I could m

k echoed thr

oded in m

gasping. My v

sbane

gs ga

rushed up

red trader curse. "Damn it, don't

w ch

crouched beside me,

ive," he mused. "

refused

my fur, lingering ov

mured, his voice like velvet over s

ath sh

p to my jaw, tiltin

e mused. "And rune

his gaze press

nts you for the right price. But for

tled like ice

sing the traders. "Prep

ut my voice was b

wolf. You'll need all t

took effect. It shifted

rkness dragg

n't wake up in a

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chamber of s