Chapter 21

~Muriel~

“Cora, huh?” I thought to myself. Thanks to wolf hearing, I was able to hear Lucian’s conversation with the Beta. “He wants to make Cora his Luna while locking me in this choking room. No problem,” I declared, biting my lower lip in anger.

At night. “Ouch!” I shouted out, waking up from bed. Lucian has started again. The flaming pain shot across my abdomen again, cutting through my flesh. I clenched my fists and toes, tossing and turning on the bed. I was burning down in my sweat as it dripped from every pore in my skin. I grunted, trying to stand up and pour water on my body, but I couldn’t. “Ah!” I cried. “Russell!”

“Muriel?” Russell appeared in an instant. “The same pain?” he asked, holding my hand. I nodded. “You have to let me help you, Muriel, let me soothe the pain, please.”

“You can’t, Russell,” I whimpered.

“Why can’t I?”

“He is cheating on me,” I sobbed and sniffed. “His action is causing me this pain, Russell.