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evil in

olence wore many faces, fangs, claws and crowns. But now, I had come to understand that there was a greater evil. One that

f this evil of

e floor. I was suspended like meat. No food. No water. No one to answer my cries. Thirst burned at my throat until swallowing felt like

treated like this in the

n to wish

would be mercy. Death would be rest. Death would free me from the beast

g but a distant echo. I could not shift. I could not heal properly. I could not

help

the cruel

y nerves like a blade. Footsteps followed. Measured and unhurri

had come before with the male exe

he reached my front, slow and deliber

onger, and her presence felt wrong too but it differed

man drawled, circlin

not curious. Mocking. "The great Raven

My lips cracked when I tried

"What's wrong? No

d woman d

into my stomach w

lled my mouth. Blood spilled down my chin, splattering onto the floor benea

ht

inside my head, but m

knee up, tried to swing, tried anything. Nothing wor

th open. "S-sto

licked her tongue

, holding a syringe filled with

d through my veins, followed by a cold that spread too fast, too deep.

ldn't

t my legs. Not

ains l

fell limply to my sides. However, I collapsed instead, my body feeling us

urred my

y voice slurred. "I need

e only thing you'll be

was shoved into the massive bowl filled with cold water. Panic exploded instantly within me. I tried to scream,

but my body

drow

My wolf howled weakly, trapped

y from giving up. My struggles slowed as I began to accept my fate.

second woman mutter. "If she dies

d I was thrown against the wall in one push. Pain flared throu

g in breath after breath like it

uldn't be sated. They were far stronger, ferocious and mad. My experi

o do so

ength I had left. Blood and water dri

voice barely holding together, "t

omen p

ildlings he's created. The ones he can't co

etched thic

s offering. The risk I was taking. But my pack was ruined. My friends

echoed in my mind

Sebastian had corrupt

ed by his blood, but they appeared to be out of c

his monster... maybe it c

in with the High King. You don't set the rules, he does. And just in case you haven't noticed, there is nothing you can offer him to buy your freedom. He owns