Chapter 34

I was wrapped in the flimsy blanket, crouched against the wall, ready to spring into action if anyone came into my cell. I had heard the fighting outside the building and expected guards to come for me. I could feel the mate bond roar to life as Hannah neared. My head whipped toward the cell door as I caught her scent and I barely moved in time to miss being crushed under it as it flew across the tiny space. In the entrance, bathed in red glowing light, blood splattered across her face and body, stood my mate. She looked like a Valkyrie.

I stumbled across the cell and collapsed into her arms. I was still weak from the torture that Xi had put me through in an attempt to gain confirmation that Hannah was a royal. I heard her whispering to me as pride welled in my chest. I had protected her identity and she had come for me. Before I could respond, t