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Chapter 3

Penulis: Echo
"Freya! Get out here!"

Caleb kicked the dungeon door impatiently, shaking dust from the walls. Of course, there was no response.

"Playing dead? Think that'll make us go soft?" Noah sneered, his handsome face etched with scorn. "You're getting good at these games, Freya. First, you hurt Lily, and now you're faking your own death to make us feel guilty?"

The dungeon remained deathly silent. Not even the sound of breathing could be heard.

"You think… something really happened?" Caleb's voice faltered for a second before he dismissed the thought. "No, impossible. She has healing powers. What could possibly happen in three days?"

Ethan nodded. "She must have bribed a guard and snuck out."

He turned to the guard at the door, his Alpha's authority making the young wolf tremble.

"No, Alpha!" The guard turned pale and dropped to his knees. "I swear! Miss Freya has been in there ever since you locked her in! I've been right here the whole time, I haven't moved a step!"

"Then where is she?" Caleb roared.

"I… I don't know…" the guard stammered, shaking his head.

Ethan took a deep breath, grabbed the silver handle of the door, and pulled.

It didn't budge.

He paused, then pulled again with more force. Still, the door held fast, as if something was blocking it from the inside.

"So she's barricading the door?" Caleb's expression hardened with disgust.

"How pathetic," Noah scoffed. "Does she really think that will save her from punishment?"

"Freya!" Ethan's voice was now completely cold. "You had better open this door right now, or you will regret it!"

I hovered nearby, looking at the door I had thrown myself against with my last ounce of strength, buckling the frame. A bitter sadness filled me.

Brothers, that isn't me resisting you.

That was me trying to get out, trying to live.

I had dragged my poisoned, weakened body and thrown myself against that door again and again, desperate to escape. But it was too strong. In the end, all I managed to do was dent it, my body covered in blood.

Caleb lost his patience and moved to break the door down.

"Wait," Ethan hesitated. "If we force it, we might hurt her."

"So what? She has healing powers, doesn't she?" Noah said dismissively. "Besides, with her attitude, she deserves a little pain."

Ethan was silent for a moment, weighing his options.

Finally, he gave the order: "Break it down."

Caleb took a deep breath and kicked the silver door with all his might.

BOOM!

The massive sound echoed through the hall, and a crack appeared in the door. From that crack, a foul stench drifted out.

It was the sickening reek of rot and blood, mixed with the acrid, metallic tang of poison reacting with silver.

"Cough… cough…" Several servants backed away, covering their mouths and noses.

"What is that smell?" Noah frowned, disgusted.

An older servant's face suddenly went white. "That… that smell…" he stammered. "It smells like… like a wolf's body rotting from poison…"

All three of them froze.

"Impossible!" Caleb denied it instantly. "Freya has healing powers, she wouldn't—"

"Keep going," Ethan cut him off. His voice was calm, but it was a terrifying calm, masking something deeply unsettling.

"Brother…" Noah hesitated, unnerved by the horrific smell.

"I said, open the door!" Ethan's voice boomed, laced with his Alpha's command.

Caleb and Noah glanced at each other, then gritted their teeth and joined in. The three powerful werewolves slammed against the door together.

CRACK!

The silver door finally gave way, crashing to the floor. A wave of the putrid, overwhelming stench rolled out.

"Freya!" Caleb yelled into the darkness of the dungeon. "What the hell are you—"

His voice died in his throat.

And then they saw it. Lying in the oppressive gloom of the dungeon… was the body of a wolf.
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