Chapter 90

Valerie

It felt as though the walls of this dank dungeon cell were closing in on me. I was frightened. Frozen in terror. But angery.

I was so angry, I hardly felt the fear rile within me. I felt only red, hot rage.

“Who is your Lord?” I demanded.

Of course, they did not answer me.

“Where are we?” I tried again.

It was quiet for a long moment. Then the wolf muttered, “A place no one will find you.”

I had never felt so much hate burning in my chest as I did in that moment. This horrible creature who had stolen away with Ava—who had tortured her for all these years…he had taken me now. And I did not suspect that my fate would be any better.

The man in the mask took a single step closer. He looked hesitant to approach me, but I supposed he was a particularly high-rank human if the wolf was accepting his help. “Why have you been following him?” he asked.

My body trembled, but I tried not to show it. I braced myself against the binds on my wrist and explained with my chin held high,