All Chapters of To Kill Alpha Roderic: Chapter 11 - Chapter 12

- RAVENAThe journey deeper into the woods felt like a slow, agonizing march through a labyrinth designed to swallow people whole. The tall woman kept her silence as she marched ahead at a relentless pace. Rayna trotted silently beside her with her tiny bare feet.I had to struggle just to keep from falling behind. The oversized trousers kept slipping down my hips, forcing me to clutch the thick waistband with one hand while using the other to hoist myself up the steep incline. My legs were still shaking from days of running without food, but the real agony was the deep, throbbing ache left by the Crimsonridge cells. My wrists and ankles were still raw and bloody from the heavy silver-iron shackles they’d chained me with, and my back was stiff from the beatings the enforcers handed out like daily rations. The Council’s binding ritual had left my entire nervous system feeling like it had been set on fire. Every step reminded me of the hell they'd put me through.We climbed higher,