Night had fallen over the Crimson Moon pack, wrapping the mansion in an unsettling silence.
Amaris sat curled up in the corner of the dungeon cell, hugging her knees. She had cried so much that she no longer had the strength to scream.
Suddenly, she heard the sound of keys rattling. The heavy iron door creaked open, and one of the guards approached her cell.
“Luna Amaris… you may leave now.”
She looked up, unable to believe what she had heard.
“I… I can leave?”
“Yes. Those are Alpha Kael’s orders.”
The guard unlocked the cell door. Amaris struggled to her feet. Her body was stiff, and her legs trembled beneath her.
Without saying a word, she hurried out of that dreadful place. The cold, the darkness, and the echoes of her own cries had terrified her.
She never wanted to return the
