RAYNA

I lay on the narrow bed, my body weak and exhausted.

Three days had passed since Claudius had locked me in this sweltering room, and I was starting to lose hope.

The heat was suffocating, and the darkness was oppressive. I felt like I was slowly suffocating and maybe lose my sense of humanity.

My wolf who was my solace, I couldn't even reach out to her any longer. She seemed so distant and most times I could picture her at the back of my head sitting down resignedly, with both her ears down as she accepted the fate that had been sealed as my wolf.

We were both...