ISABEL POV

The next few days went on without much issues until Viandrin decided to be unfortunate. As the dimming light of the setting sun cast elongated shadows across the dungeon floor, the guard's taunts began anew, punctuating the suffocating silence with her mocking words. "If you claim to be Alpha Xavier's wife, why has no one from the Castle of Serenity come to visit you?" She sneered, her voice thick with disdain.

I met her gaze with a steady stare, refusing to be cowed by her antagonistic tone. "Viandrin, I may not be your favorite person, but do you truly believe I would cling to a lie after enduring...