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Chapter 61Katelina's POVI stared at Elias, my pulse pounding in my ears.“You can't do this.”His expression remained unreadable.“I already have.”He turned away from me.Two guards appeared at the end of the corridor almost immediately.My stomach dropped.“No.”Elias didn't look back.“Take her to the east wing.”I stepped backward.“Elias.”The guards approached.“I can walk myself.”Neither answered.One reached for my arm.I jerked away.“Don't touch me.”The guard hesitated.Elias finally glanced over his shoulder.“Do as you're told.”Something inside me snapped.“I am not one of your prisoners!”His voice turned cold.“Then stop behaving like one.”Before I could answer, the guard seized my arm.I fought him.“Let go!”My voice echoed through the corridor.The second guard caught my other arm, and suddenly I was being dragged down the hallway.“This is ridiculous!”Elias followed behind us, his footsteps slow.I twisted around to glare at him.“You're enjoying this.”“No.”

Chapter 63Alpha Elias' POVThe door clicked shut behind Roger before silence fell.I shoved the file across the mahogany desk, watching papers scatter like autumn leaves, but it did nothing to ease the pressure building behind my ribs. The room smelled faintly of Roger’s pine scent mixed with the lingering traces of her. Sweet scent of flowers, rain, and that faint spark of defiance that seemed to follow her every step.‘Fine?’ Warrick’s voice snarled, ripping violently back into the forefront of my mind. He hadn’t retreated deep at all; he’d been waiting, coiled like a serpent behind my consciousness. ‘You just handed another male the right to watch her in the dark. In a cellar. While she is cold, helpless, and hurting!’Shut up, I commanded, squeezing my eyes shut and pinching the bridge of my nose. He is my Beta. He asked to guard the dungeon, not sleep with her. It ensures she stays put and no rogue pack members try to take advantage of the situation.‘He looked at her with pity!

Chapter 65Katelina’s POVHis arms were around me, but the warmth felt like a lie.The heat of his chest pressed against my cheek, yet the ice remained lodged beneath my ribs. It did not budge. It had lived there too long, rooted deep in soil watered by Kaden’s fists and dark basements.“Get up,” Elias rasped against my hair.I did not move.“Katelina. Stand.”The command hung in the damp air. My limbs stayed dead. My fingers remained hooked like talons over my shins, knees pressed to my breastbone. If I stood, I surrendered the corner. In the corner, nothing could strike my back. In the corner, I could watch the dark and see the blow before it landed.He tried to lift me. His thick forearms slid under my knees, his other hand bracing behind my neck.I locked my joints. I threw my weight flat against the flagstones, turning into iron and lead. A dry, ragged hiss scraped past my teeth.“Do not touch me,” I said.The words were flat, hollow stones falling into an empty well.Elias flinc

Chapter 67Katelina’s POVThe stone corridor was ice under my bare soles.Every step sent a jolt of fire through my bruised ankles, but I did not slow down. I pressed one hand against the wall to keep from pitching sideways. The white paint was rough, scraping my skin, anchoring me to the waking world.I needed to see the boy.If Tobey was breathing, then the hours on that filthy dungeon floor were not wasted. The cold in my lungs had bought something real.The infirmary doors stood propped open. The bitter stench of boiled fever bark and crushed wolfsbane burned my nose.In the corner bed, tucked under coarse wool blankets, lay Tobey. His cheeks were hollow, but the sickly gray tint was gone, replaced by a flush of natural warmth. His small chest rose and fell in a steady, unbroken rhythm.A nurse turned from a table of glass vials, gasping when her eyes found me. She took in my bare feet, my tangled hair, the hollow shadows carved beneath my cheekbones. She bowed her head, stepping

Chapter 69Katelina’s POVI woke up with a strange ache in my chest.When I came to, Tobey was still asleep, so I decided to hop in the shower to clean myself. When I was done, I see Tobey stir just as he opened his eyes.“Morning sweetie.” I greeted with a light smile on my face.He looked at me and then his face twisted like he is about to cry.I moved to the bed and wrapped my arms around his little body.“What’s wrong?”He sniffles and I can’t help but find him cute. “Are you going to be okay?” He asked like a real adult. I smiled at him.“Of course. You don’t have to worry, little warrior.” I said and he sniffled again.I hugged him a little tighter and pulled back to cup his face.“You are a sweet pup, Tobey. Don’t you worry about me. I’ll be fine.” I assured him, although I have no idea if I will be in the future.The nurse came in later to give us his breakfast. She said Tobey is good to go and he has to rest in the orphanage.I cherished the moment and ate breakfast with him