Chapter 44

Arya

The Rogues bare their teeth and start to lunge at me. I manage to kick the first one who charged but then the others come in much too quickly.

They don’t bother shifting into their beast forms. They remain human, trying to scratch any part of me that they can reach. Pain erupts in my body and I try to push them, but the others just sneak behind me and sink their teeth into my skin.

A scream escapes my mouth and I try to run, but more Rogues run towards me and attack me.

I look up at Levi and he’s watching me with his eyes blank and expressionless, with a smirk on his lips.

And I just feel his enjoyment emanating from him.

He clearly likes watching me in pain. He wants this to happen. He wants me to suffer. He wants me to die. . . .

Then I snap awake, my heart racing so fast in my chest that I’m gasping for breath. I put my hand on my heart to try to steady it, but it’s not working.

All I can think about is the dream. I can still feel the bites and the scratches all over me, the p