Sold to the cruel alpha
The scent of rose oil and blood had been overwhelming, a sickening promise of what was coming.
“Quiet, or I’ll make this worse,” the figure hissed, their voice low and venomous.
The torchlight caught their face just enough to confirm my fear—Isabelle. Her crimson gown was gone, replaced by a dark cloak, but her eyes burned with the same hatred I’d seen in the banquet hall.
In her hand, the knife gleamed, its edge catching the light like a predator’s fang.
“What do you want?” I whispered, my voice trembling despite my effort to sound defiant. My back pressed against the cold wall, nowhere left to run.
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