Third Person POV
*Trigger Warning: This chapter contains themes of psychological torment, isolation, emotional manipulation, and mental breakdown. Readers sensitive to depictions of captivity, trauma, or gaslighting are advised to proceed with caution.*
*Suggested track: “How Villains Are Made” – Madalen Duke*
When Jonas opened his eyes, the first thing he saw were their faces.
The Four.
The Savage Alphas.
They were standing in a line, blocking the pale strip of light that filtered into the room. Shadows clung to their features, and yet their presence alone struck something primal in him. The memory of claws, of pain, of blood soaked earth—his blood—flashed in his mind like lightning through a storm.
He blinked.
No. No, this had to be a dream. A twisted, fevered illusion.
But it w
