ELOWYNThe guards escorted me back through the woods, one in front of me, one behind. The guard at my back, with a menacing expression, kept poking me and yelling at me to hurry along.I didn’t speak.What would be the point?I was cold, hungry, and barely able to stand, yet I forced my legs to move, dragging one foot in front of the other as the sky lightened above the trees.When we reached my home, I saw my father already standing at the door, a worried hand shading his eyes.Beside him, my stepmother Beatha leaned against the doorframe, her arms folded, a satisfied smirk playing on her lips.My father stepped down from the porch as the guards pushed me forward.“Elowyn,” he called, eyes wide, voice shaking. “What have you done now?”“She’s done nothing,” one of the guards cut in smoothly. “Alpha Kieran’s mate has requested her service. She’s to be her personal handmaid.”My father blinked. “Handmaid?” he echoed, stunned.Beatha let out a delighted little gasp and placed a hand dra
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