Chapter 5. In between his legs.

Evelyn.

After the unsettling night with the Alpha King, I returned to my small chamber in the castle. The room, dimly lit by flickering candles, felt both comforting and suffocating. I couldn't help but cry quietly, trying to wash away the feeling of violation that clung to me.

Once I managed to clean myself up, I settled into my meager bed, its cold and hard surface a stark reminder of my place in the werewolf hierarchy. Wrapping a thin, worn-out blanket around my bruised body, I couldn't shake off the disturbing thoughts of revenge, but I knew better than to act on them – danger loomed if I did.

After tossing and turning all night, I finally fell asleep during the wee hours of the morning only to be woken moments later by the same maid who came to see me the day before. My entire body aching from the previous days' event, I stood to my feet, getting dressed. I trudged to the maids' quarters, where a huge pile of clothes was already waiting for me. Without any word, I immediately got