Valerie It felt as though the walls of this dank dungeon cell were closing in on me. I was frightened. Frozen in terror. But angery. I was so angry, I hardly felt the fear rile within me. I felt only red, hot rage. “Who is your Lord?” I demanded. Of course, they did not answer me. “Where are we?” I tried again. It was quiet for a long moment. Then the wolf muttered, “A place no one will find you.” I had never felt so much hate burning in my chest as I did in that moment. This horrible creature who had stolen away with Ava—who had tortured her for all these years…he had taken me now. And I did not suspect that my fate would be any better. The man in the mask took a single step closer. He looked hesitant to approach me, but I supposed he was a particularly high-rank human if the wolf

