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IRIA’S POV“You are in heat.”For a second, I just stared at him and then laughed.“No.” I tried to deny it, when deep down I knew it was the truth.Kael did not move. “Yes.”“That’s not funny,” I said. “Say something else.”“I am not joking.”I shook my head. “That does not make sense.”“You are an omega,” he replied. “You were forced into a ritual tied to my power. And now your body is reacting.”“No,” I said again, louder this time.“That is not what this is.”“You are flushed,” he said. “Your balance is unstable and your scent has changed.”“My scent has always been a problem for this pack,” I snapped. “That does not mean this is heat.”He exhaled slowly. “You can deny it if you want. But your body is not.”I crossed my arms over my chest, even though the movement made me unsteady. “So what. You plan to lock me in here and stare at me until it passes.”“I am not staring at you.”“You are standing in my room.”“This is my room.”“That makes it worse.”He said nothing to that.There

IRIA’S POVI opened my eyes and slowly looked around. I felt a hand around the small of my back.“Get away from me.” I groaned.“Easy there.”I twisted toward the sound and almost fell off the bed. A pair of strong hands caught me before I hit the floor and I shoved at them on instinct.“Do not touch me.”“I am stopping you from collapsing.”I looked up and met Kael’s eyes.He was standing right there. In his own chambers.The room was larger than any place I had ever slept in. Dark stone walls. Heavy furniture. And a strong woodsy scent that wrapped around my head and made it harder for to think. I looked around more and noticed the guards standing outside, near the doors with their hands resting on their weapons.I pulled away from Kael and crawled back on the bed, resting myself against the headboard.“Why am I here?”“You lost consciousness,” he said. “This was the nearest secured room.”“You mean I was ordered to be knocked out.” I replied.“It was necessary.”“No it wasn't. You

IRIA’S POV“No.”“Yes.”“That is not your decision.” I heard voices arguing through the light as I regained consciousness. Am I dead yet?“It is!” The voices became louder and drew me fully back to consciousness. And I opened my eyes slowly, I was in a different room and sitting right in front me was Kael.I looked around the room for a minute, white stone ceiling, with lines drawn into it. Lots of flaming torches along the walls.And guards. Too many guards.I tried to move but I was held back by two.chains.What?!I tried again and fully realized that I was restrained. My hands and my ankles.“Easy.”That voice.I turned my head.Alpha Kael stood near the foot of the bed. His arms were crossed. His face was blank, but the room felt smaller with him in it.“I did not say she could wake yet,” Elder Rhex said.“She is awake,” Kael replied. “So deal with it.”Rhex clicked his tongue. “She is not stable.”“I noticed,” Kael said. “But you bound her anyway.”My throat felt dry. “Why am I t

IRIA’S POVWhat!I thought mentally, but before I could silence my thoughts I blurted out. “What?!”The hall went quiet, as if everyone's was on their toes as to what would happen next.“Iria,” Elder Rhex repeated. “Step forward.”My feet did not move. Heck I didn't want to move.Nyxara’s fingers tightened around mine. “Don’t,” she whispered. “Don’t react.”I could hear my heartbeat ring in my ears. I felt exposed and pinned in place by dozens of stares, ranging from shock, curiousity and annoyance. Annoyance dominated most expressions.“Why her,” someone asked. “She can barely stand.”“There must be a mistake.”“She is not fit for ritual work.”Elder Rhex lifted his staff and hit it once against the floor. The sound echoed loudly through the hall.“Silence,” he commanded.I forced myself to breathe and stepped forward. My legs protested immediately, but I ignored them. Stopping now would only make this worse.“You,” Elder Rhex said. “And you. And you.”He pointed at three others stan

IRIA’S POVThey rang the bell again.“Move.”I stumbled forward with my bare feet on the pointy pebble. The hall was already filled with voices, boots, and irritation, but my name still floated above it all.“Iria.”I stopped moving because my body had reached its limit, not because I wanted to. My knees were shaky and I held my palm up against the wall to stay upright.“You are slowing everyone down,” Elder Rhex said. “Stand properly.”“I am standing,” I replied.Murmurs followed immediately I responded.“You call that standing,” another voice said. “You look ready to fall and die.”“I’m fine,” I said.Nyxara shifted beside me. She nudged my shoulder in warning. “Don’t answer back,” she whispered. “Just endure it. It'll soon be over.”“I am enduring,” I whispered back.Elder Rhex turned to face me fully . His eyes skimmed over my face, my arms and my legs, measuring my weakness without shame.“You have been enduring for years,” he said. “And yet you remain the same.”The hall went qu