Isla
"An hour?" I repeated numbly, my voice a ghost of itself.
How could I pack a lifetime into a single hour? How could I prepare myself for a future shrouded in shadows and uncertainty?
I stood frozen, my heart hammering against my ribcage like a wild thing desperate for escape. My lips parted, but no sound emerged, just a silent scream trapped within the confines of my throat. The horror of his demand clawed at me, tearing through the facade of composure I struggled to maintain.
"Alpha King, I—" I stuttered out, not really sure what I was going to say. Not that it mattered, it was clear that the monster had no interest in listening.
"Silence!"
His interruption sliced through the room. My body jolted, an involuntary response to the authority that rolled off him in waves. I could fe
