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Chapter 45: Into the Dark

Author: Sloane Sterling
last update publish date: 2026-03-10 04:17:28
The transport vehicle had no windows.

Just metal walls, a bench bolted to the floor, and the suppression cuffs digging into Elena's wrists.

The hollow feeling was the worst part.

Where her wolf should have been—that constant presence, that other half of herself—there was nothing. Just empty space. Like someone had reached inside her chest and carved out everything that made her her.

The pack bond was gone too. The connection to Xander, to Maya, to everyone at Blackwood. Severed. Silent.

Elena wa
Sloane Sterling

Into the darkness. 🌑 Elena is officially a prisoner of the Obsidian Spire, cut off from her wolf, her mate, and her daughter by the agonizing weight of suppression cuffs. ⛓️🐺 But even in the deepest cell, the past won't stay buried. Finding her father's carvings in the stone changes everything. Marcus Thorne wasn't just a victim; he was an architect of the resistance, and he left a path for Elena to follow. 📜🔍 Xander is ready to burn the world down to get her back, but will he find her before the High Inquisitor breaks her? 🏛️🔥 Drop a '🗝️' if you believe the 'Keeper of the Path' is someone we’ve already met! — Sloane Sterling

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