Aurelia’s POVThe air in the dungeon was colder than I remembered.I sat curled on the narrow cot, my knees pulled close to my chest. My hair hung loose, tangled from the long night of crying and confusion. I had thought I’d known pain before but this was different. This was helplessness wrapped around fear.When the door creaked open, my heart jumped so hard it hurt. I turned sharply, the dim torchlight slicing through the gloom, and there he was—Alpha Dominic.He filled the doorway like a shadow carved out of fury and exhaustion. His golden eyes found me instantly, and something in my chest twisted. Even after everything, he still had that effect on me, still made my heart stumble.“My king,” I whispered, my voice cracking.He stepped closer, the sound of his boots echoing off the walls. His expression was carved from stone, but I saw the flicker of something behind it—pain, maybe guilt, maybe disbelief. “Aurelia,” he said softly, almost like a sigh."You look pale."I gave a weak, h
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