[ Aysel ]
“I am freeing you. You will return to Lumiville at once.”
Raegon’s words echo in my ears, over and over, until the room tilts and my mind detaches from the present, floating somewhere far above me.
I desperately try to convince myself that this is a dream. That this is just a cruel, ugly nightmare. But I know that’s far from the truth. It’s as real as the feel of my mouth going dry.
No sound comes out when I try to speak. My thoughts freeze, locked in place, emotions shutting down one after the other until all that remains is numbness. Hollow emptiness.
“I will send this letter to the Alpha of your pack,” he continues, breaking the silence with the same cold calm, lifting the folded paper so I can see it properly.
His remains unreadable with no signs of remorse or guil
