Elena’s POV
The following morning was much the same as all the others. I seemed to have developed a strange sort of routine in my new prison—wake, bathe, dress in clothes that weren’t mine, then leave in search of answers.
But this time, when I went to leave my room, I was surprised to find that the door was locked. When I knocked, the guard opened it a moment later and looked at me curiously. “Yes? Did you need something?”
“Can I leave?” I asked. “I want to stretch my legs and get breakfast.”
The guard hesitated, then shook his head. “Sorry, but not today. The Alpha has asked me to keep you in your room for now.”
“Why?”
“I can’t say.”
I frowned, wondering if I had done something wrong. Immediately, my mind went to the conversation I had had with Nellie yesterday—had she told Kade t
