~~ANIKA VALERION~~

~~THE SHADOW PACK~~

The guards dipped their heads in a bow as I stepped out of the dungeon, their eyes averted.

I left without giving Joana an answer.

Her plea echoed in my ears with every step I took up the stone staircase, clinging to my skin like the chill of that hellhole.

My freedom… and I’ll tell you everything.

I wanted to know. Gods, I needed to know. How did Conor go from trying to murder me in the woods to signing a marriage pact with my pack’s elders, weaponizing their desperation?

But cutting Joana loose to get those answers? The thought turned my stomach.

I almost...