LOGINNatalia’s POVHe didn’t hesitate.The moment I swung the rod toward him, his hand shot out and closed around my wrist like a vise. My arm wrenched sideways, and I felt the bones grind together under his grip, and the rod fell. It clattered somewhere on the stone floor, rolling away into the darkness
Andrei’s POVThe room was warm. The bed was soft and plush, the pillows made of feathers and velvet. Everything smelled familiar, the kind of scent that you recognize from a past life but can never put a finger on its source.Home.The woman was laying next to me, just as she always did. Amber hair
But I would do it, because the alternative was my children going through whatever came next, and that was not something I was willing to consider.I wasn’t certain yet. That was the only reason I was still trying so hard now. Because there was still a small part of me that thought that there must be
Natalia’s POVThey came for me after what felt like a full day. I say felt like because it really could have been any amount of time, or none at all. But someone did bring me some slop to eat at some point, so that had to have meant that at least a full cycle had passed.I was on my feet before the
Natalia’s POVWaking up the second time was so much worse than the first time.The first time I’d woken in this cell, at least I had had the brief mercy of not knowing where I was, even if it was over quickly.That feeling was gone now.I opened my eyes to the same black ceiling and knew exactly whe
Andrei’s POVThe interrogation chamber was in the lowest level of the castle, two floors below the cells.It was a practical room that I’d designed myself. It had a stone floor, stone walls, and a single drain in the center of the floor that served an obvious purpose. Just above the drain, a chair w
I gave him nothing. For what felt like hours, the King tortured Thomas. He didn’t seem to want information; he only wanted Thomas to bend the knee. To say that “Damon” was his King and that he would be loyal to the cause.It was sickening, seeing him torture a man for his own ego. If it had been f
Natalia’s POVI set the tray down on the floor and approached the cell slowly, glancing over my shoulder. The rubies were the only thing casting a light across Damon’s face, and…Goddess, he looked like shit. His skin was so pale it was almost translucent, with dark circles under his eyes that made
Natalia’s POVI woke up in a warm pair of arms.Familiar arms.When I opened my eyes, I saw green ones staring back down at me. My head throbbed, and I tried to lift it, but Andrei gently pushed me back down.“It’s okay, my love. You’re okay. Just rest.”I blinked against the sudden light. As consci
My Beta nodded and started relaying orders to the other packs leaders.Once we were ready, we began the harrowing ascent once more. My muscles screamed in protest, but I kept pushing. Kept going. I had to.It took us several more hours of steady, fast-paced marching to come close to the palace again







