ing against his iron grip a

definitely don't know. I have never been out of my pack wall

sed through my head d

is

d he s

e sav

is intenti

ow growl, so I came up with this silly idea of keepi

around, hoping that they move too

st my face, but all I can focus

he lifts me effortlessly, throwing me o

beat my fists against his broa

ly response is a low growl tha

!" I scream again,

w you in the nearest ditch," he

do it! You

e night, silencing my protests for a

The smell of earth and flowers wafts through the air, and despite m

g hedges and vibrant blooms that

ing to take in much more

ion to demand rights,"

I hiss. "What gives

growls, tightening his hold on me

tone walls lined with intricate car

the echoes of his heavy footst

n? And who is this?" A voice

his golden hair catching the dim light. He looks b

d her wandering near the borders

row, his gaze settling on me. "She

" I snap, glaring

macks the back of my thigh, his t

e shock wears off and I growl. "Who ma

kly masks it. "You know the rules, Prince Caspian. No dis

an?–so that's his name-cuts hi

name is Prince

his gaze lingering on me for a moment

my protests. "You can't just kidnap pe

rrupts. "You'll need it for

, my voice rising. "I hav

to me are bad things! And i

l wake the entire pack,"

ck

struggling falters as realization daw

d, but his silenc

r through me. I was a plague in my pack, a

g to happen

d, my voice shaking.

, no

without ceremony, he shoves t

and a small table. He drops me onto the fl

him, rubbing my sore

ut, and I hear th

ging my fists against

espo

o exhaustion, and I sink to the

r done wrong?" I

ther died seven years ago, has

pack, I also became the punching bag

ow as I think about it, it seems fair. Di

son! Of course

cape and be on my own, here I

o feel the full weight of it all. Th

hat

e my

y've made me feel like less than nothing. And most of

of wolves. Unlike them, I don't heal quickly. Every scratc

wl towards it, but I give it up because the room is too big a

g and take in a breath. Even the a

exactl

on the answer and before l

*

a moment, I forget where I am. But then I see the ornat

re as I thought last

oor. It swings open to reveal a stunning girl about my

me and scowls. "Get up

er, still gr

"Clean yourself up. You look like yo

the woods," I mutter, p

to clean up. But let me give you a piece of advice. When you f

ords sinking in

my confusion. "You don't even

ask, my voice bare

answers, her tone d

encr

e answerable to Goldencrest!

ack that governs all packs," she adds, mistaking my shock for lack of kn

d you had the audacity

't br

Pr

pped me last nigh

rince of G