CHAPTER 009
RAVEN:
CLICK.
A rush of relief filled me as the silver cuffs fell to the ground with a dull clang. I rubbed at my raw wrists, hissing at the angry red burns seared into my skin.
These scars won’t fade for months. My body was weak, human—half of what it should have been. Without my wolf, my healing was slower than even the frailest pack runt.
Still, I stood. My legs shook beneath me, and I leaned heavily against the cold stone wall for balance. The chill bit at my thin skin, but I didn’t care. My freedom was at my fingertips, my fate now my own, and I wasn’t going to lose it so easily.
I stumbled closer to the gates, forcing the key into the hole and twisting.
Click.
The sound filled me with so much more joy than I thought possible at the moment. The bars groaned ope
