. Pain courses through my entire being, sharp and unrelenting. My entire body aches, every

with unshed tears. His humiliating words echo in my mind, replaying over

hat binds us could make me want him even after all he's done. Anger

ingers curl into the sheets, trembling as I fight back the sobs building in my chest.

myself for feelin

. I try to force myself upright, but I barely manage to lift my head. Before I can answer, the door swin

nd setting down trays of food I can barely stomach the thought of. I force myself

o find one of them, an older woman with kind eyes, g

heir pity. I don't

ut I turn away, wiping the

hisper, thick with the pain of the

em, I am nothing but another duty to fulfil and I understood because I was here too to fu

l gentle but firm. "Miss, you need to be cl

n front of her. Why did she want to see me? After everything that happened last night, I c

maid's touch. My body is still sore, every mo

miss," she says softl

ss as Sheldon in her own way, has rumours about her flying about. Some see

they start the process of cleaning me up. I flinch as one of them touches a particularly sore s

e floor is cold underneath my bare feet, and the halls are empty.

I am being paraded and I keep my hea

nd couldn't help but feel more intimidated. Why did I think so

with a heavy creak. My heart pounds in my chest as they guide me forward.The room is vast, the ceilings impossibly high with a chandelier drop

ting on a throne like

a K

es and a mouth set in a thin line. Her eyes, a piercing grey, lock onto me the moment I'm brought i

mands, her voice cutting t

step back, leaving me alone i

how pressured I feel. My legs threaten to give in,

t the floor as she approaches me. Her gaze sweeps over me, lingering on the fa

venom. "This is what he brought into my ho

her words bu

g. "To have caught the attention of an Alpha. Tell me, how does

surprise. The room becomes deathly quiet, the tension crac

g in my chest. Luna Karel's eyes are red

nd lands across my face with a deafening crack. The slap sends me stumbling back and I feel som

side, somet

en. A new presence enters the room, and I

a Sh