The Pack's Dragon
“I am a person. My name is Lyric Dawson. I’m twenty-one years old, and… And I am in love. The man I love was also taken captive. Have you ever been in love, Dove? It’s fucking terrifying when you’re inside a cage and know that he’s also inside one, and you don’t know what they’re doing to him. I’m not even afraid of what Sparrow will do to me, because I’m so scared about my man.”
“Shut up, shut up, shut up,” Dove pressed the heels of her hands to her ears. “I don’t want to know.”
“Help me,” Lyric pleaded. “Help me, Dove.”
“I can’t,” a tear ran down Dove’s cheek. “I can’t. I have a daughter,” she added on a whisper. “I have a daughter. They will take her from me. I can’t help you.”
She jumped