Liora Ashwin I wasn’t given time to brace myself, to prepare for the pain, as guards stepped forward, chains chattering in their hands as they attached them to my wrists and legs like ceremonial beads. Not even one person objected. I watched familiar faces, mothers I had greeted, fathers I ran errands for, and girls I once played with, turn their faces away, tongues frozen within their mouths.Two guards dragged me to the center of the hall, their grips tight and painful, but I swallowed every cry. This was nothing compared to what was to come.I was forced to kneel, and without delay Alpha Eric announced, “Begin.”His voice cut through the hall, and the first whip sliced into my skin like a knife.“Ahh!” I cried, unable to hold back the pain.“Ryan, please… Liora has a weak wolf. She will die,” Selene cried, tugging into Ryan’s arms pitifully.But her charade irked me. It scratched at an uncomfortable itch beneath my skin. Unable to stand it anymore, I turned to her, my gaze cold.“
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