CHAPTER 44.

Reene

I struggled to swallow the last piece of dried bread, which Cathy had smuggled in, knowing fully well I wouldn't get anything to eat, after that.

It seemed ever since the Alpha discovered I was pregnant, my punishment had doubled. I patted my stomach subconsciously. That was the habit I had adopted, without even knowing until it became a part of me.

I did it whenever I was upset, whenever Gabe taunted me, and tried to force himself on me. Or, whenever I was being bullied and punished by Vera.

I heaved a sigh, as I stared down, at my chapped skin, which had lost its glow....