ALPHA'S REGRET, QUEEN'S REVENGE
She snapped her fingers and chains of golden energy wrapped my arms and legs, immobilizing me.
"You say I Punish you?" she taunted, voice echoing. "You, who played with dark magic? You, who dared to enslave one of mine?"
The council no longer stood with me. I saw it in their eyes.
Hailey's eyes shifted to the rulers who stood there. "Let this serve as a warning to all," she said. "I have borne much, but betrayal is not one of them. The Fae Queen wanted to steal that which was not hers, to take away free will, and she was paid in kind."