e

nsure the omegas were left to handle the cleaning and that certain areas were blocked off so we could do a thorough job before he let them back in. While I was in the bathroom, ma

floor completely clean by now. As I heard approaching footsteps on the stairs, I filled the bucket with water and soap and pulled it into the hallway to complete m

rom the fall. I grabbed my shoulder, which had taken the brunt of it, and then something cold and wet coated my side. At first, I thought i

nnan and his s

Brennan ha

op of the stairs. Caleb's gaze raked over me, and when our ey

ter that it was an accident. What matter

," Caleb defended, moving over to try and help me up,

TE in my head, and

my

eyes hardened to two hard stone

, confused. "

king Caleb squirm. The young Alpha gave me one last frustrated loo

e of my hair being pulled as I was dragged to my feet, my wolf surged to the surface to keep me calm. It didn't work

d my head felt like it would explode if he didn't put me down soon. I couldn't risk do

leb, was my

tell me that Alpha Brennan

fated mate. It has never happened in the history of our

e. I couldn't tell which hurt worse-the hairs being ripped from my head or the pressure on my scalp from being dragged. Either way, my vision blurred with stinging tears that filled my eyes. I tried

the worst

hear outside of my Alpha Brennan's growling. If anyone witnessed this, they wouldn't dare help me. Anyone who

e punishment. I knew better than to think this was over. This was far from over. His movements were fast, and suddenly, his hands were around my wrists, yanking me to my feet. I felt the rope scratch at my skin as it was p

th his button-up shirt as he unbuttoned the cuffs to roll them above his elbows. I knew what this meant. If I wanted to survive, I needed to drift off into my happy

nnect with my side. I sucked in a breath, knowing that if I screamed, it would only send him into a worse fit of

allway. This was so that even if someone came down here, they wouldn't see me, and I'd be stuck until Brennan came back for me. Who knows how lon

e...just wasn't who I was expecting based on my d

y a figment of my imagination,

ould

some warmth as I lay on the stone floor against the stone wall. The bars