CHAPTER 51Evelyn's POVThe cell was small.Barely large enough for two people. Cold stone walls. A single barred window too high to reach. A bucket in the corner.We sat together, our backs against the wall, our hands intertwined."How long have you been here?" Raphael asked."I lost count. Days. Maybe a week."He cursed under his breath."I should have come sooner.""You shouldn't have come at all."He looked at me. "What?""You heard me." I met his eyes. "You're the Alpha. You have a pack to lead. Children who need you.""They need both of us.""They need you alive."He was quiet for a moment."I couldn't just leave you.""I know." I squeezed his hand. "But now we're both trapped.""We've been trapped before.""Not like this."He turned to face me, his free hand cupping my cheek."We'll get out.""How?""I don't know yet. But we will."I wanted to believe him. I wanted to hold onto hope.But the walls were closing in. And I had seen what these people did to their prisoners.---The
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