_Leah’s POV_
The door wouldn’t budge. I pulled, pushed, slammed my shoulder against it, but it stayed locked. My breath came in short gasps and frustration boiled inside me.
“Kayden!” I shouted again while pounding my fists against the wood. “Open this door! You can’t keep me in here!”
There was no answer. Only silence and the faint echo of fighting from outside.
My heart pounded so loud that it drowned everything else. I could still hear the clashing of metal, the roars of wolves and the cries of pain. The scent of blood drifted faintly through the air. It was sharp and heavy. I pressed my hands against the door and rested my forehead against it.
He locked you in to keep you safe, Athena said softly in my mind.
Safe? I thought bitterly. While he fights alone? While our pack bleeds?
